Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] [verb] her a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes the postman would bring her a strange soggy parcel , with no letter inside . |
| 2 | There she might find someone who did n't mind employing a traveller to clean out a stable or a pig-sty , or perhaps a kindly old woman might give her a crust . |
| 3 | Acting independently Tilda Swinton 's latest film role could make her a star , not just a darling of the avant-garde . |
| 4 | Well , Mrs Newton , as she is now , was fairly monosyllabic until I promised that the Daily News would send her a little present . |
| 5 | The morning would give her a different perspective on things . |
| 6 | Besides , jumping bail would make her a criminal . |
| 7 | New Year 's Eve in those early years had possessed a dull religious sheen , a pewter glimmer , which by much effort and polishing and dedication of the will could bring her a little light , a little hope , a little perseverance : but she had longed for the flames and the candles , the cut glass and the singing . |
| 8 | Such a union would cause her a certain … inconvenience , shall we say ? ’ |
| 9 | If Pickles really does love you , maybe the pater would give her a decent allowance and you 'd manage somehow . |
| 10 | A brandy would do her a power of good , but she refuses . |
| 11 | Her fantasy about the 80-year-old Sir Timothy Shelley , whose death would secure her a legacy , reversing through the ageing process back to sprightly youth while everyone else cracks up around him is as funny as Byron and more good-humoured . |
| 12 | It was clearly to France 's advantage to advance her south-eastern frontier by the acquisition of Savoy and Nice , while the building of railways in the region would give her a strong economic and strategic position in northern and central Italy . |