Example sentences of "gave her [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It gave her a rather unique 360-degree view of the place . |
| 2 | We — we knew Ronny 'd be back soon , it was near the half-hour , so we tidied up and I kissed her and — gave her a hug … |
| 3 | ‘ I gave her a gruesome murder to deal with … homicide is new territory for women — the need for capture and revenge is largely masculine . ’ |
| 4 | And gave her a square flat parcel . |
| 5 | As noted , Mrs Thatcher came from a relatively humble , unprivileged background , though a degree at Oxford and later marriage to a millionaire businessman gave her a distinctly haut bourgeois status in time . |
| 6 | And Maggie came round the table and standing over Phoebe gave her a long silent hug . |
| 7 | They gave her a jug of barley water and a clean glass . |
| 8 | .. ’ The policewoman sounded very wretched , almost distraught , and catching her eye , Sergeant Camb gave her a sharp reproving glance . |
| 9 | I gave her a hand packing up her clothes and stuff . |
| 10 | Herr Nordern gave her a ghastly , feeble grin , as if asking for remission , but Frau Nordern turned a cold face away , showing only an upright back and stiff neck which in their rigidity seemed to symbolise the rectitude of all the generations of the Houses of von Bromberg and von Ritter . |
| 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 | When Prince and his band played their after-hours show at the Camden Palace on Cat 's birthday , Prince gave her a cake with 26 candles on , with the message ‘ Happy Birthday Darling ’ in chocolate icing . |
| 13 | But she won at their game , splitting the party in 1969 to assert her supremacy over the bosses — and she was vindicated when voters gave her a huge majority . |
| 14 | The headmistress , who had always ridiculed her for being bad at games , now referred to her as ‘ our best pupil ’ and gave her a set of Shakespeare , duly inscribed . |
| 15 | His matter of factness suddenly evaporated , and he took her in his arms and gave her a passionate kiss which said : ‘ I 'm glad you 're coming . ’ |
| 16 | Mrs Fletcher was extremely chic , but her accent gave her a reality . |
| 17 | Nigel gave her a little useful advice on publishers too . |
| 18 | He walked Eleanor to the station in silence and gave her a parting hug . |
| 19 | He gave her a puzzled glance and then shrugged and pressed the right switches . |
| 20 | Doyle gave her a long stare . |
| 21 | Mrs Parvis gave her a reduced portion . |
| 22 | It gave her a dull all-over pain more acute than any kind of real pain . |
| 23 | Her eyes were crookedly set , which gave her a humorous , quizzical expression quite in keeping with her manner and disposition . |
| 24 | Deceiving him gave her a fierce pleasure and , as they strolled along by the waterline , with Ben splashing beside them through the shallows , she kept her hatred burning red-hot with a litany of her grievances , chanted over and over inside her head : ‘ He only pretended to like you ; he could n't care less about you ; he thinks you 're thick . |
| 25 | Gazzer leaned over as far as he dared and gave her a hand , holding on to her arm while she helped Simon to hoist himself up . |
| 26 | The sight of them all gave her a feeling of warmth and contentment . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | The smell of sweet , warm pastry , of fruit and yeast , comforted her , gave her a sense of direction and purpose . |
| 29 | He searched in his pocket and gave her a box of England 's Glory . |
| 30 | When she was ninety , I gave her a surprise birthday party in a pub near here , on top of a hill . ’ |