Example sentences of "[noun prp] give her [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the best descriptions of the landscape of Madeira is that given by White and Johnson ( Madeira. : Its Climate and Scenery , 1860 ) : ‘ When Columbus was asked by Queen Isabella to give her some notion of the configuration of Jamaica , it is said that he took up a sheet of paper , and after crushing it in his hand , partly opened it out ; then placing it on the table , he told her Majesty that she would derive a better idea of the island from the crumpled paper than from any description conveyed in words . |
| 2 | Beryl gave her some advice before she left on the night flight the following Friday . |
| 3 | Stapleton and Sir Charles gave her some money . |
| 4 | When they arrived at Beaconville , where three elderly people lived together , Mrs Abigail gave her one dinner to carry but she dropped it while trying to open the hall-door . |
| 5 | Julius gave her another kiss , his tongue lightly probing , finding the well-remembered pleasure spots . |
| 6 | He considered that Liza was behaving disgracefully , maintained that Harriet was encouraging her daughter in what he called ‘ selfish laziness ’ and that , sorry as he was about the death of John Carrow , surely Harriet had not long lost her own husband and it was up to Liza to give her more support . |
| 7 | Guido gave her another shake , holding her there by the scruff of her pyjama jacket . |