Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] her [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was a peach , he thought lovingly , a perfect peach , and all his , provided he was satisfied after giving her a run on the highway . |
| 2 | After examining her the chief pondered her problem outside the door of the ward . |
| 3 | After soaping her every nook and cranny , he rinsed her , and kissed her body reverently as if she were some deity to be worshipped and adored . |
| 4 | Anyway , this somebody must of given her the idea , I think it was our local doctor oh you 'll be alright you know , you have to have to have them in forty eight hours you see so |
| 5 | He met her incredulous stare blandly , for all the world as if he had no recollection whatsoever of bringing her the Palmer & Pearson file outside the office , of discussing the Norwood & Chambers contract outside the office , of his threats in relation to her job outside the office . |
| 6 | It was even possible now , with the prospect of the extra money , to think of buying her a ring . |
| 7 | Charles took on the job of improving Diana 's geography and also of teaching her the tricks of the trade — how to handle the different sorts of engagements , how to remember names and avoid missing or offending anyone , how to pace herself , how to address people , what sort of questions to ask and how to steer clear of banana skins . |
| 8 | ‘ Because if she ca n't make money from the senator 's charter , ’ he went on , ‘ I was thinking of offering her a job or two on my own behalf . |
| 9 | Her remarkable battle for life even looks like winning her a place in the record books . |
| 10 | His apologies to Rain were hasty and then he was gone , leaving her with her coffee and the Italian with instructions about calling her a cab . |
| 11 | The poor little rich girl who got into the FBI through her father 's influence and who would now be married to some rich Miami socialite had it not been for the timely intervention of Colonel Philpott , who was pressed into giving her a job with UNACO . |
| 12 | In the starlight , her sister 's colourless face seemed itself a pale round wafer of a moon , her expression , the anxious brows rising to meet each other , mimicked the moon 's own self-dramatising look of melancholy ; Caterina felt like snapping her fingers in front of her sister 's nose , or pinching her fat ribs hard , to wake her from her indulged state , but she restrained herself , and instead , in the most solicitous accents she could muster , coaxed Rosa into telling her the matter . |
| 13 | So OK , without too much effort she had offended Ven Gajdusek , it seemed , but he most definitely had said he would think about giving her the interview ! |
| 14 | And the marriage is likely to be far happier than if she is working flat out while she is at home and blaming her husband for giving her no help . |
| 15 | Speaking as the operation began , Mr Barnett thanked the person who gave permission for the donation : ‘ I know that Aisling , even if she does not survive , would want me to express my eternal gratitude to them for giving her the chance to live . ’ |
| 16 | Kenny Doyle , the twenty-eight-year-old barman at the Rollercoaster , knew her real age but that had never stopped him from serving her a drink . |
| 17 | ‘ Wherever she goes , she carries the banner of her state 's claim to Ulster , and I do n't believe this council should play any part in giving her a platform . ’ |
| 18 | A female friend of mine used a particularly effective trick for discouraging men who persisted in giving her the eye on trains or buses . |
| 19 | He assured me they never put dogs down and they would try to help her build up trust in humans again before finding her a home . |
| 20 | If Deveraugh was going to persist in trailing her every move , there was no point in staying here . |
| 21 | Although Ross had insisted on seeing her every day , during that time he had never done anything more than kiss her hand . |
| 22 | Two people lingered , fingering the scarves , and she put her head down , feigning ignorance , or ineptitude , or just plain stupidity — whatever , so long as they went away without asking her the price of anything ! |
| 23 | He strode away without giving her a chance to speak , leaving her with the distinct impression that she had just been steamrollered . |
| 24 | ‘ Ah , Rachel , ’ he said without giving her a chance to say what she had come for . |
| 25 | This has to be suggested to her with some care , without giving her the impression that you think her sudden collapse into illness is in any way imminent or inevitable ; and it should not be suggested at all if it is felt that it might upset or frighten her . |
| 26 | Without giving her an opportunity to reply , she went on , ‘ As for yourself , I have the most splendid notion ! |
| 27 | Catching sight of Catherine he insisted on giving her a piece . |
| 28 | But Peter had insisted on giving her the earrings as an engagement present , with the promise that a ring would soon follow . |
| 29 | She 'd known him barely two days , and already he 'd steered her through more emotions than she 'd known herself capable of — And , much to her very great surprise , over the next few days he insisted on showing her the countryside . |
| 30 | She was a most untouchable woman ; Roland , who had desperately decided to gamble on showing her the xeroxes of the letters who wanted secrecy and privacy , was forced to lean forward in a kind of pseudo-intimacy and speak low . |