Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] gave she " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ Apparently , her cat had very bad plaque on its teeth and she was really concerned , so I gave her some advice and Amy has been in touch ever since . |
| 4 | No , not the stuff that you gave her anyway . |
| 5 | I 'm sure she enjoyed it and that it gave her a purpose in life . |
| 6 | I guess that it gave her a sense of independence and allowed her personality , which was fairly dominant , to develop . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Anyway , there is no hint that he gave her any encouragement at all . |
| 9 | Ricky was so furious with Perdita for deliberately sabotaging her scholarship that he gave her the sack . |
| 10 | By degrees she , Dinah , had become little more than his reader , except that he gave her too many babies , no doubt absent-mindedly . |
| 11 | The hand that he gave her in greeting was ice-cold and his expression grave , but his appearance was as immaculate as ever and his bearing composed and dignified . |
| 12 | Her father loved her so much that he gave her everything , and never scolded her . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | She declined There was something else she needed from the van so he gave her the keys . |
| 15 | ‘ 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 . |
| 16 | She gave me a slap and I gave her one back . |
| 17 | I had found out that her name was Miss Vulcan and I gave her this information as well as telling her that Miss Vulcan had a brother named Freddie who visited her and that he was a little old man who wore a black cap on his head and sported a goatee beard . |
| 18 | Her father 's conviction unhinged what precarious stability she 'd managed to maintain and after she came out of the psychiatric hospital she got in touch with me and I gave her a job . |
| 19 | We got settled down in a couple of cane chairs , and I gave her a cigarette . |
| 20 | And I gave her all my power . |
| 21 | I told her I 'd be in the Maple Leaf in Covent Garden until about nine , then down in Fulham and I gave her the address of the party and told her to ask for Louise . |
| 22 | ‘ That girl of yours asked me for a statement and I gave her one-more than she bargained for , and I made her take it all down . ’ |
| 23 | Brenda , I adore it , it 's me all over so the bathroom I had endless trouble , as you know , with Shirley I had to buy stuff and Shirley came in and I gave her little presents of this and that and helped her with cooking meals for her she re-grouted practically my bath tiles and my en suite tiles because we thought water was going through the wall , and it was and then I had to replace the where you take the plug out in the bath , I forget what you call that , the trap |
| 24 | But she had money from and I gave her |
| 25 | If I was outside , she said she could telephone me every day for nothing , if I gave her the number of a phone box and arranged to be there for a certain time … |
| 26 | But how I longed to be gallant , as they say ; to ask her if I might kiss her on both cheeks if I gave her my two violets . |
| 27 | If I gave her a pencil she 'd chuck it back at you . |
| 28 | Once Anne had accepted the fact that I was n't gon na work in the foreseeable future , and it was her choice that we stay , cos I gave her a clear choice , it was either move away where I could get work , or stay and suffer the wages of the dole like you know . |
| 29 | She saw Margaret waiting for her outside her house and she gave her a little wave . |
| 30 | And she gave her a packet of sunflower seeds . |