Example sentences of "[verb] her [art] little [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 When she 's ready , place her a little way up the slide and let her move down with your standing by the slide for reassurance .
2 so what we 've got ta do is we got ta buy her desk and we 've got ta buy her a little chest of drawers
3 The scratched little screen played her a little tune and showed a phone company logo .
4 New Year 's Eve in those early years had possessed a dull religious sheen , a pewter glimmer , which by much effort and polishing and dedication of the will could bring her a little light , a little hope , a little perseverance : but she had longed for the flames and the candles , the cut glass and the singing .
5 Well , Mrs Newton , as she is now , was fairly monosyllabic until I promised that the Daily News would send her a little present .
6 Yes , well if I can do a few two ounces worth I put them all together and then Adam can give her a little bit .
7 Do you give her a little bit of they 're
8 Do n't you love your grandmother enough to come downstairs and give her a little goodbye kiss ? ’
9 And if she does n't go right away , I 'll just give her a little motion on her rear and that 's about all .
10 Shirley give her give her a little bit of coaching on the angles and things
11 Give her a little bit of eh leg meat , yeah .
12 He offered that evening to buy her a little dog .
13 Cuddling Flossie close , Robert said : ‘ I 'm feeding her a little bit at a time and she is looking much better already . ’
14 As I have described , she had consulted me many years back over a libel matter which I had discouraged her — unsuccessfully — from pursuing , with calamitous financial results ; but I was able to give her a little assistance in another matter which to some small extent repaired the damage arising from the first disaster .
15 Her father then leaned forward to give her a little shake .
16 I said it to give her a little confidence .
17 I had to give her a little reminder now and then , to stop her attempting to fly off into the wide blue yonder , by gently pulling the leash , but within two days she was coming to me just as willingly as she had on the straight creance .
18 I pretended it was Annie 's hair we was putting on the tree , and I called her a little angel , but she got upset about that , so I stopped .
19 Now , open your mouth — not wide ! ’ he reproved , giving her a little shake .
20 ‘ I want you to marry me , ’ Luke said , giving her a little shake .
21 ‘ Where did you think I was going ? ’ he asked , turning her around and giving her a little push .
22 They would call her The Little Nightingale . ’
23 She found a penny and two ha'pennies in her purse , and the publican had served her a little port in exchange , which she sipped close to the blazing fire .
24 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 .
25 What we did with , we bought her a little guitar so that she can play it and have a bit of music and something to do
26 She looked vague , but Ellie gave her a little nod anyway .
27 He gave her a little push in the small of her back towards a lean black Ferrari .
28 Her pregnancy thankfully gave her a little relief from the enormous output normally expected of her , and her stay with the Franklins was a welcome respite from the boredom and loneliness of being on her own , as she wrote on 9 January :
29 He smiled at her and gave her a little wink .
30 He gave her a little shake .
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