Example sentences of "[noun] give her " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leith saw Travis give her a warning look , but , since Rosemary 's name had not so much as been mentioned , much less the name of the place she came from , she saw no harm in revealing , ‘ My parents live in Dorset . ’ |
| 2 | Upon closer inspection , only her eyes give her away , quick with the flicker of paranoia , scanning the room like marbles . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The Chancellor of the Exchequer , Kenneth Clarke tells the programme how she once asked : ‘ Why do I have to do everything in this Government ? ’ and no-one had the nerve to give her the obvious answer — she did n't have to do everything . |
| 5 | She was n't sure if she groaned out loud , but the middle-aged lady in the opposite seat gave her a worried glance before ducking quickly back into her magazine . |
| 6 | Brassard gave her a quick , intelligent nod . |
| 7 | The Queen 's visit went ahead and ‘ the genial and warm-hearted people [ of Ghanaj gave her an unprecedented reception . … |
| 8 | Dot gave her the violet-patterned hanky that used to belong to Henrietta Forbes-Read to wipe her eyes . |
| 9 | Marie-Christine gave her a wry look . |
| 10 | Marie-Christine gave her an arch look . |
| 11 | Her skin was a pale olive colour but absolutely clear and her magnificent eyes gave her face all the definition it needed . |
| 12 | But even his eyes gave her no answer . |
| 13 | David Fairfax gave her a sharp look . |
| 14 | Maybe Angy gave her the sketch of herself as a present ? ’ |
| 15 | Arlene gave her a small push to indicate it was time and she moved out . |
| 16 | One Friday morning the sergeant in charge of Eva 's brigade gave her the task of cleaning the brass window winders and door handles in the assembly hall . |
| 17 | And just as she was feeling sure and secure , a smile becoming a real part of her as she gloried in the feeling growing between them , Lucy gave her to understand that she was going away for three weeks . |
| 18 | The action gave her the moments she needed to adjust , to assess her own feelings . |
| 19 | Travis gave her a quirky grin . |
| 20 | Travis gave her a long meaningful look . |
| 21 | The stranger gave her a look . |
| 22 | Her work for the Eugenics Society and the Family Planning Association gave her a keen interest in population issues . |
| 23 | The ensemble gave her a slinky , model-like elegance and made her feel like an actress playing a part … a nightclub scene , probably … instead of her normal self . |
| 24 | Clare 's polite words gave her a moment of hope , which died , however , when she saw his face . |
| 25 | She knew it was ridiculous , but his words gave her a strange little tingle deep inside , and she was forced to smother the smile that kept trying to push its way to her lips . |
| 26 | His words gave her a slight shock as they sent tingles of pleasure through her , but she knew she must not allow them to go to her head , so she pushed them aside as she uttered a light laugh and said , ‘ Me — an angel ? |
| 27 | The parentheses gave her a sense of not existing , un-being perhaps was not too strong a word . |
| 28 | But as he drew level with Grace Richard gave her a smile which melted her heart , and waved to her in a way entirely peculiar to himself , half way between a naval salute and a discreet gesture with the rolled umbrella . |
| 29 | Edward gave her a surly glance . |
| 30 | Penry 's displeasure gave her a sudden , desperate longing to get back to wherever — and more importantly whoever — she belonged . |