Example sentences of "given she the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 If she 'd said Carolyn had borrowed a book from Clare and wanted to return it , they 'd have given her the address .
2 He had encouraged and praised her , bullied her a little when she needed bullying , and given her the love and support that had made her feel , even in the darkest moments of self-doubt , that she could rise above all the problems and emerge triumphant .
3 I think that he may have given her the choice .
4 When he had given her the keys and the egg , and had left her , she first put the egg away with great care , and then examined the house , and at last went into the forbidden room .
5 He had given her the capital for the first one on their twentieth wedding anniversary , when he had already bought a Georgian pendant that he dearly wished her to have , but before he chanced giving it to her he had asked her what she would like , and she told him .
6 Anne had given her the parcel to post two days ago and she had completely forgotten all about it .
7 Staring blankly at the rubble , all that remained of the cottage , she tried to remember the exact words Leo had used when he 'd given her the cheque .
8 Now at last the successful bowel and liver transplant carried out in America has given her the chance of a normal future .
9 For Coun. Mrs Kay Kirkham , Liberal Democrat , the election has given her the chance to experience the action from the other side of the fence .
10 In actual fact Rosemary had given her the idea about deglamorising herself , but it was with truth , when , feeling forced to reply , Leith answered , ‘ I 've worked hard for my qualifications .
11 Moira Griffin , of Edgecombe Drive , explained that the death of a homeless man had given her the idea of knitting for the people who use the hostel .
12 Anyway , this somebody must of given her the idea , I think it was our local doctor oh you 'll be alright you know , you have to have to have them in forty eight hours you see so
13 The local ombudsman found Lancashire SSD had not given her the support and counselling she needed .
14 She glanced across to Raynor again , and saw him bow his head in brief acknowledgement , and she smiled inwardly , for it was Raynor who had given her the clue , the idea , the knowledge of how to approach his people .
15 Anna had explained , and it had given her the opportunity to describe details her daughter found miraculous .
16 She was the organist of a village church , and the freedom from long hours in a shop , or former office work , had given her the opportunity of practising more on her dearly loved organ .
17 ‘ Seb , you 've given her the opportunity to live , not once but twice .
18 She remembered how he had given her the creeps .
19 Perhaps he had simply given her the benefit of the doubt .
20 ‘ My father called me Breeze , ’ she added , as he seemed interested ; and as she said that her mind went back to the hot summer 's day when her father had given her the nickname which had been adopted by everyone .
21 He looked at her and understood why her parents had given her the name .
22 Her instructor had given her the name of a boy who was selling a sailboard and who would be here in time for the afternoon race .
23 He had given her the excuse as usual .
24 When she had finished , she sat down at the kitchen table with the envelope Tracey had given her the night before .
25 Her mother , anxious to get to work , had given her the day off school .
26 She was so near to tears that her only outlet was to tell the whole sorry tale , including the news that Joanna had given her the day before .
27 Mrs Westaway is usually very good at keeping him under control , but he must have given her the slip somehow .
28 She was already dutiful and anxious to please him , and she looked so pretty in a dress of sprigged cotton he 'd given her the money to buy for the wedding .
29 Later , after returning home , in bed with his wife , the merchant taxes her about not having told him the monk had given her the money ; she claims that she thought the money the monk gave her was gift , and that she has already used it to buy clothing ; she will pay , she says , her debts to her husband in bed .
30 He had held on to her hand as her flight was called , and it had given her the way out without tears .
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