Example sentences of "[vb past] her the [noun sg] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now it offered her the chance to get away from him for ever … |
| 2 | Television also gave her the opportunity to stage a bravura farewell to the nation , not just to fellow MPs , in her last speech as Prime Minister . |
| 3 | Independent means gave her the opportunity to devote her life to social causes and world peace . |
| 4 | Mrs Thatcher has been fortunate in that retirements of several senior personnel in the early 1980s gave her the opportunity to influence promotions ; there were thirteen appointments as Permanent Secretary in 1982 alone and she has had a hand in appointing the great majority of Permanent and Assistant Permanent Secretaries since 1979 . |
| 5 | This gave her the opportunity to bleat even more madly , puffing noisily between bleats to prove how sorely she was being tried . |
| 6 | Her first marriage gave her the freedom to compose , and by the time of Gramatté 's death Stokowski was booking here to play some of her own compositions under his direction . |
| 7 | Her research on Artemesia continued and having her idea for this play excepted by Soho Poly 's Blueprint young writers programme gave her the chance to take the play into its performance phase by Workstage |
| 8 | But the collapse of the City of the Horizon gave her the chance to escape . |
| 9 | He gave her the chance to enter into a light dalliance but she appeared totally unaware of his subtle overtures , wholly preoccupied in not spilling the beer over the gentleman . |
| 10 | Working freelance was enormously enjoyable for the most part — gave her the chance to travel , to meet new people and see new places , but there was an inevitable insecurity , too . |
| 11 | He gave her the child to hold . |
| 12 | Emyard 's influence on a young woman from Tours , Emilie Tamisier ( 1834–1910 ) , that gave her the inspiration to dedicate herself to the salvation of society through the Eucharist . |
| 13 | The baby 's two-year-old sister gave her the penny to cheer her up because she was crying . |
| 14 | The only difference is that all that acting , all that recording , all that boring , frightening flying to gigs gave her the cash to fulfil that dream . |
| 15 | The state court said the state 's ‘ unqualified interest in life ’ should prevail over their assertion that her right to privacy gave her the right to die gracefully . |
| 16 | ‘ Oh , as usual , except- ’ She stopped and she turned to look at him , but she could n't make out his face in the darkness of the wood , so it gave her the courage to say , ‘ I 'm worried , Charlie . |
| 17 | Her defiance gave her the courage to lift her eyes to his for the first time , and she saw the surprise and sudden uncertainty that flashed across them . |
| 18 | His new tone of seriousness gave her the courage to look round . |
| 19 | FERGIE is throwing a Christmas party for the people who gave her the courage to get over her fall from grace in the Royal Family . |
| 20 | Then turning to Millie , whose expression almost broke her down and gave her the urge to take her by the hand and run from this place , only her good sense stopped her ; and bending down , she put her arms around the child and when she felt the tightness of the embrace and the pressure of the thin body against her belly , it was only with an effort she stopped the tears from flowing . |
| 21 | The familiarity of it gave her the urge to work . |
| 22 | At the same time Diana 's healthy lifestyle of regular exercise , little alcohol and early nights gave her the energy to carry on with her royal duties . |
| 23 | The Vicar 's wife gave her the magazine to edit and type up . |
| 24 | Rose supplied McAllister with the damp towelling squares , and she alternately wiped Effie 's forehead , and gave her the towelling to bite on when the pains came strong and fast . |
| 25 | Weeks of painstaking work on the complex choreography of her 40 minute show pay off as she struts , high-kicks and glides around the tiny , tightly guarded stage singing the song that first gave her the confidence to dream of a career as a pop star . |
| 26 | It gave her the confidence to go out alone , even though walking was still difficult . |
| 27 | She feels that the experience of being a childminder helped her to get the job and certainly gave her the confidence to apply in the first place . |
| 28 | Panic gave her the strength to break free , and she struck out for the side of the pool . |
| 29 | Anger gave her the strength to pack her few belongings and by the time Ellen — red-eyed and in tears — came to say that the conveyance was at the door , there was no sign left that Ruth had ever inhabited the room . |
| 30 | And the certainty of it gave her the strength to smile . |