Example sentences of "and [verb] she [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wetherby threatens to end the affair and make her a laughing-stock , especially if he intends to flaunt a new liaison with Armitage under her nose . |
| 2 | IT IS not a new idea to take an impressionable , imaginative girl and make her the saviour of a man on the run , providing food , warmth and emotional support . |
| 3 | He kneels to PAMELA and offers her a bouquet of flowers . ] |
| 4 | He is also the epitome of the New Man , and has been known to leave his office to arrive home in time to bath his daughter , Mary-Claire , and read her a story before bed . |
| 5 | I felt very proud of her and read her the letter . |
| 6 | Although she says that it was not necessarily an easy step to take , her community was behind her , and the reactions she has had from friends and teachers have convinced her that the step she took was an important one , challenging stereotypes in the West about what it means to be a Muslim girl , and bringing her a great sense of identity and of no longer being at odds with herself . |
| 7 | It would be preposterous — and cruel besides — not to go in and comfort her a little . |
| 8 | She recalled that she had at the time been a little put out by the prince 's interest in Joan — but now the important thing was to persuade Joan to join in the festivities and bring her a first-hand report . |
| 9 | She said goodbye to Jenny at the garage and made her a parting present of the Brownie Annual , which left Jenny almost speechless with delight . |
| 10 | The war marked Japan 's acquisition of her first colonies , and made her a force to be reckoned with in East Asian affairs . |
| 11 | Then he bathed her eyes and made her a cup of tea . |
| 12 | The appearance of her ‘ rival ’ so encouraged Penelope that it was as if Rupert himself had come out of his house and made her a declaration of love . |
| 13 | Often she did n't get up in the mornings , lying in bed while Emmie got breakfast and made her a cup of tea . |
| 14 | He had taken her off the streets and given her a home because he was besotted with her ; the home that Sarah 's mother had kept clean and cheerful even when her health was failing . |
| 15 | The bumpiness had churned her stomach and given her a headache , but she kept her complaints to herself . |
| 16 | Now she saved her animus largely for the council , which seemed unfair , since it had permitted her to buy for almost nothing the house which her mother had rented and given her a grant for improvements . |
| 17 | She was settled for the night ; Clare had put her to bed and given her a mug of warm milk and two sleeping tablets . |
| 18 | ‘ I think it was a threatened abortion , so I 've sent a sample for pregnancy test , and given her a shot of analgesic . ’ |
| 19 | He had encouraged and praised her , bullied her a little when she needed bullying , and given her the love and support that had made her feel , even in the darkest moments of self-doubt , that she could rise above all the problems and emerge triumphant . |
| 20 | Porter , one of the country 's most respected authorities on paediatrics , had taken a shy Puerto Rican intern called Carmen Rodriguez under his wing twenty years ago and given her the confidence to start up her own practice soon after graduating from medical school , and she was now one of New York 's most popular and in demand paediatricians . |
| 21 | He poured coffee , and passed her a cup in wry silence . |
| 22 | When the order came she reached down to help an older woman to her feet and passed her the well-wrapped bundle , then she turned her back on the men and was swallowed by the mass of female prisoners . |
| 23 | This means that she falls asleep in the car on the way to the airport and can not be woken except by a party of electricians returning from Corfu , who put her in a baggage trolley and push her the length of the terminal building at speeds of up to fifteen miles per hour . |
| 24 | things you see , so erm , I thought right well that 's it Ben can have the garage , I 'll go and buy her the flying circus , Joseph can have the bus and call it a day . |
| 25 | This tears her and causes her a sharp pang of pain , making her cry out . |
| 26 | Ranald knelt to pull the hearth stones into place and build her a fire of peat from the fallen roof . |
| 27 | You know , as she had no family or friends , he was kind enough to pay for her to go to school , and found her a job here with your uncle . |
| 28 | To give him his due , after the quip about illegal topless bathing , her rescuer had helpfully hunted round the saloon and found her a large rather battered white canvas jacket to wrap herself in . |
| 29 | ‘ David did n't like them at all and promised her a clothing allowance , ’ said her friend . |
| 30 | George asked , and drew her a step deeper into the darkness of the hedge . |