Example sentences of "her [noun] [conj] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had taken her heart and given it wings . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | I get hold of her shoulders and give her a good shake . |
| 4 | They shared a commiserating smile , and Mick put his arm around her shoulders and gave her a friendly hug . |
| 5 | She had been a regular person once , but that had been before the voices started up in her head , before the dead woman got out of her rocking chair , before the preacherman reached into her mind and gave it a sharp twist … |
| 6 | Mrs Young , who had paused in her search , finally found her purse and gave me a dollar . |
| 7 | There was a purposeful look now in her eyes that gave him pause . |
| 8 | Now in the House of Lords , she has written her biography and given it a title which could well sum up her life , Fighting All The Way . |
| 9 | The elderly woman separated a skein of red silk from the bundle in her lap and gave it to her . |
| 10 | He slipped an arm around her waist and gave her an affectionate squeeze . |
| 11 | ‘ Well … it was her feet that gave her away . ’ |
| 12 | He stared back and , blushing with confusion , she rose to her feet and gave him a little bob . |
| 13 | She unpacked a self-locating mine , punched in her identifier and gave it a simple verbal instruction . |
| 14 | As he passed her , Celia Hooper raised her head and gave him a look of steady encouragement . |
| 15 | Carole turned her head and gave her a broad smile . |
| 16 | Inspection of Enid 's diary , however , showed that there was very little in her week that gave her a sense of achievement or pleasure . |
| 17 | She slipped the cigarettes from her pocket and gave him one . |
| 18 | I tiptoe over to her bed and give her a nudge . |
| 19 | A lioness , having caught a gazelle , may not kill it but drag it back alive to her cubs and give it to them so that , crippled though it is , the cubs may have a little practice in how to bring it down . |
| 20 | To his surprise she held out her hand and gave him , once again , that extraordinary , attractive smile . |
| 21 | She sat down opposite him and propped her chin on her hands and gave him the look of limpid honesty at which she was particularly gifted . |
| 22 | Mrs Stych noted carefully all the ‘ day core ’ , as she called it , while she removed her coat and gave it to Mrs Murphy to hang up . |
| 23 | The bumpiness had churned her stomach and given her a headache , but she kept her complaints to herself . |
| 24 | He refilled her glass and gave it to her . |
| 25 | He rested his hand on her shoulder and gave her a long kiss on the lips . |
| 26 | ‘ Although one assumes David only crossed the border because his niece had been cheated of her crown and gave him no peace until he avenged her , haranguing him with letter after letter . |
| 27 | But he denies harassing Miss Donna Van Den Berghen , 21 , by putting his arm around her , touching her breasts and giving her a bear hug in front of colleagues . |
| 28 | When he had made his mark , she drew a small packet of fragrant sweets called cachous from her cuff and gave him one . |
| 29 | But Jessica put her arm around her mother and gave her a great hug . |
| 30 | After they have gone to the ball , Cinderella , with a giggle , picks up her broom and gives it the same lesson , using it as a partner . |