Example sentences of "[conj] give her " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nell , watching them go , sighed and said , ‘ She did n't kiss Xanthe goodnight , you know , or give her even a hug to comfort her . |
| 2 | ‘ Lisa was in constant agony , but I could n't even comfort her or give her a cuddle because of the plaster . ’ |
| 3 | Or give her some relief |
| 4 | She nearly always does go to bed with me , if I shout at her a lot or threaten her or give her enough money . |
| 5 | He interrupted himself to explain , ‘ I did n't make any false promises or give her a lot of romantic fantasy to persuade her . |
| 6 | But she could n't remember anyone approaching her , or giving her the document . |
| 7 | Though sometimes , the gentlemen chucked her beneath the chin absently , or gave her a sixpence , and one , even , pushed her for a whole quarter-hour on the swing . |
| 8 | Feeling battered in mind and body by the time Laura announced that she felt able to take a break — and how about an early lunch ? — Anita could do no more than give her a dumb nod of agreement . |
| 9 | If that did n't work , it was more logical to let her express her anger in the safety of her mother 's arms than to give her an irrelevant bottle , dummy or biscuit . |
| 10 | Rather than giving her any other jobs . |
| 11 | 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 . ’ |
| 12 | Inspection of Enid 's diary , however , showed that there was very little in her week that gave her a sense of achievement or pleasure . |
| 13 | ‘ Well … it was her feet that gave her away . ’ |
| 14 | As any girl knew , with any normal man , that gave her the ace . |
| 15 | Maybe she had finished with sexual intercourse for ever , maybe it was this possibility that gave her this peculiar conviction of strength , this sense of invulnerability , of certainty , of power . |
| 16 | Hidden away , pushed to the darker recesses of her mind , it was a tangible presence that gave her a degree of comfort in the terrible loneliness of her marriage . |
| 17 | It was Hallowe'en coming up that gave her the idea they 'd had lessons at school about ghosts , witches and Hallowe'en . |
| 18 | The hull was presumably steel ; it was this that gave her a rust-streaked look under the dirty coating of ice and snow . |
| 19 | Also any that gave her the wrong kind of buzz . |
| 20 | Because she was beautiful , with her flaxen blonde hair tumbling down her back and those unusual dark eyes and eyebrows that gave her a look of the exotic . |
| 21 | The throw took her by surprise , was sharp and strong , and went a little wide , so that it was only the experience of three younger brothers that gave her quick enough reflexes to shoot an arm out sideways to take the catch . |
| 22 | But it was a mask-like smile that gave her face a waxy , basilisk look . |
| 23 | Emyard 's influence on a young woman from Tours , Emilie Tamisier ( 1834–1910 ) , that gave her the inspiration to dedicate herself to the salvation of society through the Eucharist . |
| 24 | Shiona watched it , reflecting that the reason for her sensitivity was that her private life was the only area of her existence that gave her absolutely no satisfaction at all . |
| 25 | She began to tremble , but although he must surely have known that she was not enjoying what he was doing , he said and did nothing to reassure her , nor gave her any sign of love or affection . |
| 26 | Audrey Slaughter has led the sort of varied life that gives her the experience and understanding for dealing with SHE readers ' personal problems . |
| 27 | Is there something about woman 's experience as a biological and social being that gives her a common identity and differentiates her forever from the male ? |
| 28 | He had encouraged and praised her , bullied her a little when she needed bullying , and given her the love and support that had made her feel , even in the darkest moments of self-doubt , that she could rise above all the problems and emerge triumphant . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | Even so , what other man would have helped her like he had and given her his bed as well ? |