Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] she [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On one birthday her friends dubbed together to buy her a necklace decorated with a ‘ D ’ for Diana . |
| 2 | The look in his eyes told her quite clearly he did n't believe a word of it , and she struggled to maintain a bland , ingenuous expression on her own features , wondering if even he could be cruel enough to brand her a liar . |
| 3 | 11 I lift it gently to give her a ride and a feeling the perch is part of me and not the cage . |
| 4 | It was only to teach her a little lesson that I 'd added some nail-varnish remover to the ephedrine in that nasal spray she carried around everywhere . |
| 5 | Wearing an apron , with her sleeves rolled up and her hair tucked under a duster , Rosie stopped polishing the brasswork on the beer-pumps long enough to throw her a cheerful smile . |
| 6 | She knocked on his door and asked if he would be kind enough to show her the famous bird . |
| 7 | Nellie would have liked Liam to have opened his next branch in New York , just to give her a chance of seeing her brothers and Noreen , but Liam had been adamant . |
| 8 | I thought I 'd knit it anyway and it should be alright just to give her a little something |
| 9 | Having had a small suitcase packed weeks ago , she alerted the maternity wing of the clinic in which she was booked , asked the receptionist downstairs to get her a taxi and took herself off there as if the early arrival of babies was an everyday occurrence in her life . |
| 10 | The Eldest Son 's wife had gone quickly to fetch her a glass of tepid water , which she drank carefully , tipping her mask back fractionally to accommodate the glass . |
| 11 | " I came here to give her a present . |
| 12 | Deep down she knew that she should apologise for what she had said , but she 'd had enough today to last her a lifetime ! |
| 13 | And Miss Lilian will be here to take her a nice little something on a tray if she wakes before we 're back . |
| 14 | He had n't come here to bring her a birthday present ! |
| 15 | Anne raised her hands in a placatory gesture and came across to give her a comforting hug . |
| 16 | Might she be expecting him to visit her , or at least to send her a message ? |
| 17 | Her father then leaned forward to give her a little shake . |