Example sentences of "[conj] she gave birth [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The chief , indeed only , reason for her appearance on the scene is that she gave birth to a ( male ) child !
2 Hercules , paying a visit , seduced her and she gave birth to a son , Telephus , with unfortunate consequences for them both , but for Hercules it was a passing encounter .
3 She may find it difficult not to regard you still as the child who would do her bidding without question ; and you have to learn to see her , not just as your mother , but as a ‘ person ’ too , with good and bad traits in her character just like everyone else — not expecting silver-haired sainthood from her simply because she gave birth to you .
4 Seeing her as innately beautiful , especially after she gave birth to the child she was bearing , was to applaud her regeneration and at the same time redeem his own unattractiveness .
5 But her fears evaporated after she gave birth to a healthy 8lb baby boy at Arrowe Park Hospital .
6 A clinical smell like solvent that reminded her instantly of the time in hospital when she gave birth to Sousan .
7 And there was more heartbreak ahead when she gave birth to a brain damaged son .
8 WHEN she gave birth to twin boys in May last year , Linda Loughlin nearly despaired .
9 WHEN she gave birth to twin boys in May last year , Linda Loughlin nearly despaired .
10 But her fears that the baby was damaged were unfounded when she gave birth to a healthy 8lb baby boy .
11 The next minute , he was clutching Joan 's hand as she gave birth to a daughter .
12 She had no need for speech for she gave birth to — she uttered — The Word … ’ and , standing before the icon , so perfect in its gilded stillness , I had thought of the bodies of men , land-locked and mute , and I had felt sorry for them .
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