Example sentences of "[v-ing] her the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Only then , as the brilliant colour swam into her face , was Lindsey aware of Niall , shielding her from the other man 's gaze , gaining her the precious seconds she needed to recover . |
2 | This time I left it up to my patient to decide which area of her life was causing her the most distress . |
3 | The doctor was paying her the ten shillings , she could afford to be friendly . |
4 | The thought of facing her the next day was quite terrifying , but not an obligation Meryl intended to shirk . |
5 | He was n't in the sitting-room , so , interested in the house in spite of herself , she started to explore , his absence giving her the perfect right to do so . |
6 | Unlike many of the top jockeys , he found time to talk to Kelly without giving her the immediate impression that he wanted to sleep with her , although if his reputation was only half true then he did . |
7 | She was standing straight , looking in his direction but seemingly through him , and the strange look on her face brought him around fully , and he was about to speak , not with the intention of giving her the true version of why he wanted to volunteer , for it was n't in him to hurt her to that extent , but she turned from him and , quietly opening the door , went out . |
8 | ’ One of them once said the only thing that came close to giving her the same thrill she got from shoplifting was having sex in a public place — you know it 's wrong and you might be caught , but it feels great , ’ adds Liz . |
9 | Both of them were breathing hard , such a hurry and scramble of lips , hands , such a heat inside and between them , he stuffed one small breast into his mouth and then the other , giving her the same churn of astonished guilty pleasure as when she lay on her bed in the afternoons and read the forbidden books she smuggled home from the library . |
10 | Giving her the full length of the halter , he allowed her down to the bank , to drink her fill from the water . |
11 | ‘ Better to be safe , ’ he added wryly , handing her the flower-patterned gown . |
12 | ‘ Not all that big , ’ Mungo said , sitting down beside her and showing her the golden ball . |
13 | He took them for drives , showing her the extraordinary beauties of Umbria . |
14 | After tea she unpacked her shabby and much-mended clothes ( no chance of getting stockings for Christmas now , unless Felicity had a practical fit and sent her some ! ) and wrote two letters : a polite little note to Miss Henry , thanking her for past kindness , and a lengthy epistle to Gay , telling her the gloomy news . |
15 | She knew he was leaving her the next day , perhaps for ever . |
16 | I ca n't help admiring the skill with which Summerchild got this mad toy out of her hands , by offering her the alternative piety of deference to trade union sentiment . |
17 | ‘ Here , ’ he said , offering her the first bowl . |