Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [verb] her [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She would n't tell me , but was very insistent that I call her the minute you got in . ’ |
| 2 | I asked her where she lived and she said Tower Hamlets , so I offered her a lift in the van . |
| 3 | All the same , heavy coughing always meant the possibility of water on the lungs which in turn could lead to pneumonia , so I gave her an injection of vitamin K , to thicken the blood , a sleeping pill , some linctus which contained a tiny amount of morphine , and also told her , ‘ Take one of these pills every morning for a week . ’ |
| 4 | I could see that she was scowling and stiffening into a Mark 2 temper , so I gave her an encouraging smile — which raised her , as I expected , to a Mark 3 . |
| 5 | The only difference her success made was that she thought her an incompetent fool who was lucky enough to make a bit of money . ’ |
| 6 | Anne felt that she considered her a green fool , and Mabel was indignant that Hetty was very ready to accept the ‘ perks ’ of the job , such as the cakes and bread given to the staff by Mrs Dyson , and the extra money from Mr Dyson , but was always on the alert for any infringement of her rights . |
| 7 | Given that artists such as Sonia Boyce , Brenda Agard and Jennifer Comrie were first brought to a wider public 's notice in these exhibitions curated by Lubaina , it is not surprising that we owe her a debt which , given the current backlash against Blackwomen 's Creativity , we fear that we may never be able to repay . |
| 8 | Mrs Thatcher cares about the environment so we sent her a letter too . |
| 9 | Oh Jenny is terrible , Sue and I decided were go to see her today because we had a message that she was in hospital , so we bought her a plant and we were on our way to see today |
| 10 | The music they played gradually grew familiar to Alice ; it was music for the violin , the famous Violin Concerto , and it sounded very strange on the flute and guitar , so strange that it took her a moment or two to recognize it . |
| 11 | Albert smiled at her but so sadly that it brought her no comfort . |
| 12 | What she most relishes about no longer having to worry about where the money to pay the rates is coming from is that it gives her the freedom to be creative . |
| 13 | I 'm sure she enjoyed it and that it gave her a purpose in life . |
| 14 | I guess that it gave her a sense of independence and allowed her personality , which was fairly dominant , to develop . |
| 15 | She loved Nick , loved him so much sometimes that it gave her a pain , but she hated to be told to do something she was going to do anyway . |
| 16 | It was touching to me to see how she would sometimes act helpless because she loved him being , as he often was , masterful with her , as well as tender ; and for his part it was easy to see that he thought her a wonderful woman and admired every inch of her . |
| 17 | She had to admit that he worried her a lot . |
| 18 | I was n't sure if this was a reproach that he deserted her the rest of the year . |
| 19 | Ricky was so furious with Perdita for deliberately sabotaging her scholarship that he gave her the sack . |
| 20 | These days she was glad of any invitation to proximity , and curled up beside him so promptly that he gave her an amused sidelong glance as he took her hand in his . |
| 21 | She felt certain that he intended her no harm and her fear began to recede , its place taken by a surge of excitement and anticipation . |
| 22 | He told her that he was well and that he missed her a lot . |
| 23 | Ms Armstrong considers Mr Fallon to be sexist : the reason appears to be that he called her a woman . |
| 24 | She declined There was something else she needed from the van so he gave her the keys . |
| 25 | Her head throbbed and there were stupid tears in her eyes ; so it took her a while to realize that it was the shell Adam had given her . |
| 26 | ‘ Oh , as usual , except- ’ She stopped and she turned to look at him , but she could n't make out his face in the darkness of the wood , so it gave her the courage to say , ‘ I 'm worried , Charlie . |
| 27 | There she was lying on the floor with Bonfire of the Vanities under her head and me giving her a gentle kneading — spelt with a ‘ k ’ dear — and we were getting quite absorbed when all of a sudden the door flew open and in he came . |
| 28 | And I got her a box of Black Magic so that 's her birthday present sorted out so she can eat and drink then ca n't she ! |
| 29 | DAYFLOWER a strong finishing fifth in the Newmarket 1000 gns , may find conditions more to her liking at the Curragh tomorrow and I make her the selection for the Irish ‘ 1000 ’ . |
| 30 | And when the bud grew in me , and I knew her every cell as it pulsed to life ; when I felt the pliant fingernails and rip of flesh that is a mouth:then I knew this was my planet . |