Example sentences of "she [vb past] give [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the end she agreed to give him the money for " Jack 's " fare . |
| 2 | But as she bent to give her the bowl , she lowered her voice , and whispered in Rosa 's ear , ‘ Be careful , you 're not a child any more , you must n't forget that . |
| 3 | She did n't realise that she 'd given me the greatest gift of all . |
| 4 | Somewhere and somehow she 'd given them the slip , shinned down the mat of Virginia creeper in the darkness and scuttled across the lawn to hide . |
| 5 | She enjoyed giving them the slip , as she sometimes succeeded in doing . |
| 6 | She left Philip to his labours , thinking that this time she had given him the money for the materials but none for his labour . |
| 7 | At this point the GP had felt that she could no longer help him , and she had given him the number of a marital counsellor . |
| 8 | His hand toyed mercilessly with her breasts , as if he had the right ; perhaps she had given him the right ; as if he owned her and she existed solely for his capricious use . |
| 9 | She glared at me , dug beneath her cloak and pushed a purse ( much leaner than the one she had given me the night before ) into my hand . |
| 10 | But to find her meant giving him the slip , and she had n't been too successful at that the last time . |
| 11 | She should stop him , should grab that exploring finger , but something within her refused to give him the satisfaction . |