Example sentences of "her [noun sg] [conj] [pers pn] gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ricky was so furious with Perdita for deliberately sabotaging her scholarship that he gave her the sack . |
| 2 | His mouth came gently to her neck and she gave herself again to the lion . |
| 3 | He was right , of course , she knew that , but she picked up the brandy Mick got her and downed it in one , then hovered on the edge of her seat until he gave up and walked her home . |
| 4 | Elizabeth Mowbray watched her changing expressions , seeing the steadiness of her gaze as she gave thought to the revelation and its implications , the high smooth brow and long-fingered white hands . |
| 5 | Like all the members of staff , Miss Smith was dedicated to her work and she gave us a fine start in life . |
| 6 | Only the rigidity of Shannon 's spine betrayed the tension in her body as she gave a slight nod . |
| 7 | She could feel his heartbeat against her breast and it gave her a feeling of longing she had never experienced before . |
| 8 | She told Susan about her encounter when she gave her the humbugs , and the elder sister seemed interested for the first time that evening . |
| 9 | She tried to short-circuit the impact on her senses , but there was a blow like a mule-kick to her stomach and she gave an involuntary gasp . |
| 10 | But when she looked at it more closely , the blood rushed from her face and she gave a little gasp of incredulous horror . |
| 11 | Wilson knew she was being patronised if not mocked outright , but no trace of expression crossed her face and it gave her satisfaction that she knew it did not . |
| 12 | At the Red Cross warehouse , we were met by Stoyaeka who drove us to her house where she gave us a meal of soup , bread , stew and dumplings , all washed down with a very palatable local red wine . |
| 13 | She saw Margaret waiting for her outside her house and she gave her a little wave . |