Example sentences of "it [verb] her [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I said it to give her a little confidence . |
| 2 | It took her a long time to come to terms with that presence ; the proximity of an armed police officer was the most potent reminder of the gilded cage she had now entered . |
| 3 | It was difficult for her to breathe , and it took her a long time to climb the stairs . |
| 4 | As soon as she 'd gone , Flavia Sherman began to fumble with the buckle of her belt ; but her hands shook uncontrollably and it took her a long time to undress . |
| 5 | It took her a long time to negotiate the journey to the small , functional bathroom across the passage , but in the end she accomplished it without incident . |
| 6 | It took her a few minutes to realise what it was . |
| 7 | It took her an absolute age to get off to sleep that night , and what sleep she did get was only sketchy . |
| 8 | Someone of my acquaintance once broke her ankle by falling over in the bathroom and while she could have dragged herself quite easily along the floor to a telephone in the bedroom if she had had one , as it was it took her the best part of an agonising hour to struggle down the stairs to the phone in the living room . |
| 9 | It earned her a menacing look as he stepped forward . |
| 10 | However , it gave her no carnal pleasure , and she wondered how it could ever be associated with erotic games . |
| 11 | Lucy had to stand on tiptoe to use it , but when she did it gave her a partial view of the clientele at their tables . |
| 12 | It gave her a marvellous feeling of having escaped the cold clutches of the north and all her unhappiness there . |
| 13 | In fact , it gave her a perfect excuse to try , yet again , to get this wayward heart of hers under control . |
| 14 | It gave her a dull all-over pain more acute than any kind of real pain . |
| 15 | It gave her a strange feeling of things being right there inside her and yet projected at the same time at a distance away from her . |
| 16 | It gave her a warm , relaxed , glowing feeling inside . |
| 17 | and it gave her a great thrill . |
| 18 | She had a little smile on her face because she had won that round easily and it gave her a great deal of satisfaction . |
| 19 | It gave her a perverse buzz to be amongst them , knowing she was doing her bit to bring about their defeat . |
| 20 | But it gave her a clear view into the houses backing on to the tracks , the private mess usually tidied out of sight , the outside lavatories with unhinged doors , the laundry racks flimsy as the skeleton of a bird 's wing , with trousers and underwear like broken feathers hanging ; a burst , sodden mattress . |
| 21 | Blood was dripping from her right hand , The sight of it gave her a funny cold feeling inside , and the thought flashed through her mind : ‘ Shall I be able to paint again ? ’ |
| 22 | Her first sight of it gave her a severe shock . |
| 23 | It gave her a comfortable glow to think of the church and the life that went on around it , dear and familiar and with the same basic pattern everywhere . |
| 24 | She had wanted to know how much it mattered to him because he would n't let on , and it gave her a valuable lever . |
| 25 | It gave her a special place in her mother 's eyes . |
| 26 | It gave her the uncomfortable feeling of being turned inside out for better examination . |
| 27 | It was serious , set in purpose , and the sight of it gave her an agreeable feeling of submission to higher powers . |
| 28 | Elizabeth works two days a week in a friend 's boutique which she enjoys , as it gives her a little pin money and some independent social contact . |
| 29 | So it gives her a little bit of leeway . |
| 30 | It gives her an extra edge to things , you see … in bed with the working classes … all those rough , calloused hands and dropped aitches , do n't y ’ know ? ’ |