Example sentences of "[noun prp] [to-vb] her [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A quick flick of a comb through her hair — there was no hat to accessorise this dress — she reached for the crocodile clutch bag and moved towards the doorway for Arlene to give her a quick check before she stepped out onto the catwalk again . |
| 2 | He admitted that Estella was his housekeeper 's daughter , adopted by Miss Havisham to give her the chance of a better life . |
| 3 | ‘ Not a play to miss , ’ she said in the interval , while Herman had gone running round Sloane Square to buy her a box of chocolates . |
| 4 | He killed Lily to save her the pain of taking her own life , he had told police . |
| 5 | Yet , unable to refuse the implied reproach , Celia sat down in the antique rocking chair she had bought and allowed Miss Maynard to pass her the child . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm sure we 'll discover the cause by morning , ’ d'Alembord said , then turned to Lucille to offer her a glass of wine . |
| 7 | She paced up and down the tiny room while I sat on her bed , and she explained to me that McIllvanney had been approached by a client who had apparently seen Ellen and authorised McIllvanney to offer her the money . |
| 8 | There was more laughter , but at length someone said , " Sandra made us a bet she would get Matthew Preston to lend her a horse to ride and to make a pass at her . " |