Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] she [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The woman has turned down the offer of a caravan , and an attempt to buy her a seventy thousand pound house has been stopped by a public outcry . |
| 2 | The Chancellor of the Exchequer , Kenneth Clarke tells the programme how she once asked : ‘ Why do I have to do everything in this Government ? ’ and no-one had the nerve to give her the obvious answer — she did n't have to do everything . |
| 3 | He offered that evening to buy her a little dog . |
| 4 | There was no doctor , no magic seer to give her the golden branch and lead her into the underworld , only yet another pretty young woman , the radiological technician . |
| 5 | Ross turned his dark head to give her a broad smile of approval . |
| 6 | Tonight Rebekah Ashford should be in hospital in London preparing for an operation to give her a new lease of life . |
| 7 | She had scarcely seen the Mercedes that had swung into the drive just as she 'd been about to go out , but by sheer instinct she had swerved to miss it , sparing only a glance in the mirror to tell her the other car was safe before speeding on her way again . |
| 8 | With that she saw me off with an invitation to visit her the next day after school but that I was to tell my parents in case they were worried where I was . |
| 9 | Many of Hazel 's friends gathered at Yew Lodge to wish her a long and happy retirement , and regional managing director Graham Foote presented her with a microwave oven , a transistor radio , and numerous other gifts on behalf of her many friends and colleagues . |
| 10 | Eventually , in what would then have been interpreted as a generous gesture on the part of the Poor Law authorities , the wife was freed in order to give her a second chance to build up a home . |
| 11 | If you lack confidence in your ability to give her the right kind of help and comfort , but really want to do so , you have nothing to fear , because this probably means that you are much better equipped for the task than you imagine . |
| 12 | To complete the outfit , Alison had a pair of Victorian ankle boots made in the same material as her dress , and got a local milliner to make her a stunning hat . |
| 13 | He skipped along the corridors and went to see Matron to tell her the good news . |
| 14 | In the rush of their departure , there had been no time to buy her a new one . |
| 15 | Jay descended from the heights of near madness to wish her a warm good evening . |