Example sentences of "to give she [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even a turn of phrase could affect her , however worn and faded in its application , and one of her mother 's favourite sayings " What ca n't be cured must be endured , " never failed to give her a certain thrill , partly because of the grim inevitability of the rhyme , and partly because it almost managed to lend a little spare dignity to her mother 's stoic outlook . |
| 2 | Ace turned to give her a strange look . |
| 3 | Anne raised her hands in a placatory gesture and came across to give her a comforting hug . |
| 4 | Eventually , in what would then have been interpreted as a generous gesture on the part of the Poor Law authorities , the wife was freed in order to give her a second chance to build up a home . |
| 5 | Luckily she appeared so insignificant with all the bags that no one bothered to give her a second glance . |
| 6 | If you have children , it will be sensible to tell them how lucky they are to have Granny coming to live with them , and they should be encouraged to give her a warm welcome . |
| 7 | They confirmed that Laura 's best hope of life would be to give her a new bowel , stomach , pancreas , liver and kidneys . |
| 8 | Tonight Rebekah Ashford should be in hospital in London preparing for an operation to give her a new lease of life . |
| 9 | Wycliffe wanted her to talk , not merely to answer questions , and he tried to give her a new lead . |
| 10 | As I have described , she had consulted me many years back over a libel matter which I had discouraged her — unsuccessfully — from pursuing , with calamitous financial results ; but I was able to give her a little assistance in another matter which to some small extent repaired the damage arising from the first disaster . |
| 11 | ‘ Had to give her a good talking to . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Do n't try to give her a good character , Mrs Fairfax , ’ said Mr Rochester sternly . |
| 13 | Annie was nursed back to full health by the kind nuns who adopted her and they were able to give her a good education . |
| 14 | She was his only daughter and the youngest of seven , and he had been at pains to give her a good education . |
| 15 | One of my sisters got quite hysterical when I did it to her , so Mum had to give her a good shaking ! |
| 16 | She looked at Gay , who was an only child too , but who had nobody to give her a good time , and then her glance travelled to Breeze , who had just admitted in her light-hearted fashion that she had no idea of what the future would hold for her . |
| 17 | His reply was to give her a sharp pull forward and then a shove in the back , which knocked her to her knees . |
| 18 | Ross turned his dark head to give her a broad smile of approval . |
| 19 | He took care never to stay with her for more than twenty minutes , obeying both the spirit and the letter of Anthony 's orders , but he tried to give her a clear account of the eight days Kesselring had spent in the witness box , watching her face all the time for signs of boredom or exhaustion . |
| 20 | Quickly , I thread my way through the semi-darkness high backstage , and turn to give her a reassuring wave . |
| 21 | He shifted uncomfortably and tried to give her a reassuring grin . |
| 22 | He dismissed the question as so much supposition , but when he tried to give her a reassuring hug she wriggled free and went out on to the balcony to join the others . |
| 23 | She had reached that stage in her enterprise when the first fine careless rapture had evaporated and as yet no real follow.through success had appeared to give her a further boost and a second wind . |
| 24 | Afterwards , her eight-year-old brother was told to give her a cold bath . |
| 25 | Aisling 's condition is quite severe but the doctor was able to give her a discernible lip-line and reduce the depth of staining on her face by up to 20pc . |
| 26 | We love her so much and want to give her a lovely home . |
| 27 | A quick flick of a comb through her hair — there was no hat to accessorise this dress — she reached for the crocodile clutch bag and moved towards the doorway for Arlene to give her a quick check before she stepped out onto the catwalk again . |
| 28 | He thought it best to give her a quick kiss and talk as if nothing had happened . |
| 29 | Havers , whose Charmer character in the hit ITV series would have thought nothing of ripping off a needy mother , told the BBC he was touched by her story and wanted to give her a happy Christmas . |
| 30 | Her father then leaned forward to give her a little shake . |