Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] her [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A tall thin boy with straggly hair passed her a joint and Lizzy took it from him , inhaling the fragrant mixture deeply . |
| 2 | The city 's site on the Isthmus made her a natural centre for trade , and the aryballos seems to have been created to meet a new need : to bottle scented oils , imported from the East , for re-export east and west . |
| 3 | Round him , she was talkative in order to provoke him into replying , and the attempt made her a habitual confessor , though she would have been amazed if she had been charged with talking about herself all the time . |
| 4 | No , saw her on Friday and said force fed her a hot cross bun |
| 5 | She was n't sure if she groaned out loud , but the middle-aged lady in the opposite seat gave her a worried glance before ducking quickly back into her magazine . |
| 6 | Dot gave her the violet-patterned hanky that used to belong to Henrietta Forbes-Read to wipe her eyes . |
| 7 | Her work for the Eugenics Society and the Family Planning Association gave her a keen interest in population issues . |
| 8 | The ensemble gave her a slinky , model-like elegance and made her feel like an actress playing a part … a nightclub scene , probably … instead of her normal self . |
| 9 | Penry 's displeasure gave her a sudden , desperate longing to get back to wherever — and more importantly whoever — she belonged . |
| 10 | The two crosses at either end of the roof gave her a brief moment of hope . |
| 11 | No 4472's insurance certificate granted her a 10-year ticket for her boiler ( ratified with an MOT style test every six months ) but only seven years of that covers main line running . |
| 12 | Moreover , her individual sense of fun and fantasy made her an enchanting companion , though a neurotic strain was also apparent . |
| 13 | She was not able to hear well enough to take shorthand , but her pleasant personally and conscientious work made her a valued member of staff . |
| 14 | I will love him , Lily , like this , ’ and Pen gave her a strangling hug so that she gasped and laughed and begged to be released . |
| 15 | The girl gave her a pitying smile . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'll give you a hand until the rush dies down and then I thought I 'd get on with the account orders for tomorrow , ’ she said casually , but the girl gave her a strange look , and Folly had a nasty feeling that her voice was n't as fully under control as she had thought . |
| 17 | ACTRESS Audrey Jenkinson , who plays ambitious trainee jockey Mo in the BBC drama Trainer , last night told how filming a controversial rape scene left her a shaking wreck . |
| 18 | Being fond of tapestry work , this was frustrating until her husband made her an adjustable frame so that she could work her tapestry at eye level . |
| 19 | In Soho , hell-bent on a good time , her tremendous vitality made her the female counterpart of Minton . |
| 20 | But her own body told her a different story which , lying here for the long days of rest which had been prescribed for her , she had heard clearly enough through the bird-twitter of Linnet and her mother , and Tristan 's determined joviality . |
| 21 | That Emilia thought her a mere child revealed how little she understood ; but then Louisa herself had only limited comprehension of what remained dark and unspoken in this woman who studied her , almost coldly , summoning resolve . |
| 22 | Holly offered her a sympathetic smile which was not acknowledged . |
| 23 | For laughing and singing at a funeral her husband gave her a reproving tap , and she had to return to her home in the lake . |
| 24 | Rain gave her a distant smile , worried she would get on Durance 's nerves . |
| 25 | ‘ … at least her husband bought her a nice little boutique in Hauz Khas Village . |
| 26 | The rare ability shown in the digging and publication ( 1928 ) of this site gave her a promising place in Palaeolithic studies , reinforced by her first book , The Upper Palaeolithic Age in Britain ( 1926 ) . |
| 27 | Money and generosity gave her a kindly power over Deer Forest . |
| 28 | Candy shot her a baleful glance . |
| 29 | Candy slid her a querying look . |
| 30 | After Murti had completed her statutory five minutes of dust re-distribution , my wife waved her a cheery goodbye . |