Example sentences of "[conj] she [vb past] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What was even more satisfying was knowing that she had given him that same lesson , not once but twice , this morning when she 'd stunned him by agreeing to see his grandmother on her own time , and last night , when she 'd turned away his advances , and never mind all that pretence about his not being interested . |
| 2 | She did n't realise that she 'd given me the greatest gift of all . |
| 3 | Either he loved Kirsty less than she had given him credit for , or he hated Shiona even more fiercely than she had ever suspected . |
| 4 | And gradually the school declined , until she had to give it up and retire to end her days in the white cottage with the inevitable cat as her only companion . |
| 5 | At this point the GP had felt that she could no longer help him , and she had given him the number of a marital counsellor . |
| 6 | Years ago Constance 's mother had kept chickens at the bottom of the garden , and when they went off the lay one of her sons-in-law had strangled them and she had given them away to the neighbours , being unable to eat a bird she had known personally . |
| 7 | She got her bag out and she said give me my bag . |
| 8 | I gave it to Mrs Barrymore , and she promised to give it to him at once . ’ |
| 9 | Then , if she 'd given him a good time and he was a collaborator , he might not report her . |
| 10 | Not a word had she received from Pilade 's father as to his son 's welfare all this long time and if she had given him cause , as he might argue , to abandon her she had given him no such leave to forget his child . |
| 11 | If she had given him time he would have been able to show her passion , he knew , but it was hard for him to relax and act confidently after years of being cowed in a stern loveless household . |
| 12 | If she wanted to give it away for nothing then she would . |
| 13 | But she had given him neither an address nor a telephone number ; and the complexities of finding either had posed rather too much of a problem on a transatlantic line . |
| 14 | But she had given it little thought during this time with Fernando . |
| 15 | He never married Tarita , his leading lady in Mutiny on the Bounty , but she did give him two children . |
| 16 | But she did give him a hefty shove and he nearly fell . |
| 17 | She had taken to him from the first , and he to her , perhaps , on his part , because she had given him some hot mutton broth and let him eat as much bread as he could manage , which had been half a loaf ; and then she had rigged him out in odd things . |
| 18 | He had despised her thoroughly ever since she had given him some dire warnings about the state of his aura , and he felt she would be perfect for this review . |
| 19 | She excused herself hurriedly and left , returning with a great bustle to announce her coming , when she had given him time to compose himself . |
| 20 | Oh I did n't know she she really when she said give it some . |
| 21 | It was as though she needed to give us something . ’ |
| 22 | He was standing there with Mrs Kasmin as she tried to give him tea . |
| 23 | But as she bent to give her the bowl , she lowered her voice , and whispered in Rosa 's ear , ‘ Be careful , you 're not a child any more , you must n't forget that . |
| 24 | ‘ Love , ’ she said , promptly , for she had given it some thought . |