Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [conj] give her " in BNC.
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| 1 | The parents were reluctant to use the technique and gave her lots of warnings and did not carry out their threats . |
| 2 | Each morning her mother drew Emma 's attention to the chart and gave her a lot of praise and attention while she selected a sticker for her good behaviour . |
| 3 | ‘ Of course , that 's it , chérie , ’ said Lapointe , putting an arm round the fräulein and giving her a squeeze . |
| 4 | We 've got to go there tomorrow , so ’ — he took his hand from the wheel and gave her a quick pat — ‘ put your neb under your wing until after the holidays and see what transpires then . ’ |
| 5 | After three months in hospital he returns to the car park , seeks out the girl and gives her another ticket with time left on it . |
| 6 | On Friday at school he passed Nutty in the corridor and gave her a fierce stare to remind her about their appointment and she said , ‘ I have n't forgotten , ’ in an aggrieved voice . |
| 7 | That was wiser than she knew since it deflected her aunt from the shock of the announcement and gave her something to pursue . |
| 8 | A judge was divorced by his wife because he had taken to the idea that she was possessed by the devil and gave her a thump or two to drive Satan out . |
| 9 | Encourage her to ‘ help ’ you with the baby and give her plenty of praise while she is doing it . |
| 10 | ‘ Off you go , little girl , ’ he said briskly , released the reins and gave her a slap across the haunches . |
| 11 | I used to have to go back up , after the supper and give her the and I had to go back up and turn London 's Burning on then I used to have to go back up to turn it off |
| 12 | Hop on over to the end of the road and give her a tinkle . |
| 13 | Her hand was reaching for her bag when the other woman asked her , in her delightfully broken English , to accompany her to a boutique across the road and give her an opinion on a dress she wanted to buy . |
| 14 | give her the benefit of the doubt and give her a fair chance . |
| 15 | Back into the cottage he showed her the way and gave her so |
| 16 | Then he eased her back on to the chaise-longue and gave her a stern look . |
| 17 | He had taken her off the streets and given her a home because he was besotted with her ; the home that Sarah 's mother had kept clean and cheerful even when her health was failing . |
| 18 | If it had not been for Elizabeth taking her in off the streets and giving her a home , then Tilly 's own life would have been empty . |
| 19 | To put her off the scent and give her something else to think about , Rory had put Candy in charge of organising the children 's party . |
| 20 | Morton crossed to the cupboard and gave her the brown-paper parcel . |
| 21 | Jackie was asked if she would take a Thoroughbred mare who had been abandoned in a field and give her a home as a brood mare — but part of the deal was that she also took the pony who had been left with her . |
| 22 | A country that gave her a cold welcome , in which the To Let signs specified ‘ No Coloureds ’ , and of which she wrote in Second-Class Citizen , ‘ If I had been Jesus I would have passed England by and not dropped a single blessing . ’ |
| 23 | She told me how she wrote several letters to her home complaining of the punishment she was given and begging to be taken away but she received no reply until one day her brother paid her a visit and gave her the news that their parents were both dead . |
| 24 | I know I have n't anything to offer her and that it might be years before I could afford to run a house and give her the kind of life style she 's used to , so I would n't expect Sir Philip to agree to it for a long while . ’ |
| 25 | Then , ‘ She still loves me , then , despite me being such an idiot as to give her that ‘ see me privately , or not at all ’ ultimatum ? ’ |