Example sentences of "[conj] her [noun] gave [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And although her slenderness gave her an air of fragility , Guy had felt the gentle curves of her body when he 'd searched for a concealed weapon . |
| 2 | Meanwhile , he would do what he could to help her , and would frankly face the fact that her presence gave him enormous pleasure . |
| 3 | Her figure though slender was well formed and her height gave her an almost regal appearance . |
| 4 | Although her tone was non-committal , and her face gave nothing away , there was a tell-tale glint in the deep grey eyes . |
| 5 | They fell much in love , and her father gave her a fine dowry of fat lake-cattle and his blessing for a happy marriage , with the proviso that the groom never raise his hand to the water-fairy . |
| 6 | She was abandoned by her mother when she was a year old , and her father gave her for adoption . ’ |
| 7 | But if her astrologer gave her any warning , she 's not telling anyone . |
| 8 | Mrs Fletcher was extremely chic , but her accent gave her a reality . |
| 9 | Jezrael-Ayesha opened her mouth to say something but her brain gave her nothing to say . |
| 10 | Melody did not reply to Seb 's question , but her face gave her away . |
| 11 | " We still like to take fuchsia cuttings but we are now more interested in small trees and shrubs , and most recently , in water and marginal plants " , explains Barbara , whose interest really began when her grandfather gave them his greenhouse when he was too ill to look after it . |
| 12 | Matadial 's statement of 12 January 1987 , like her deposition , did not mention the conversations in 1986 but did refer to that of 9 January 1987 , but her account in the statement of her telephone call on 11 January was that , when her husband gave her the receiver , she recognised the voice of the defendant who said , ‘ I have just shot Paulette . |