Example sentences of "[noun] gave her " in BNC.

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1 She was n't sure if she groaned out loud , but the middle-aged lady in the opposite seat gave her a worried glance before ducking quickly back into her magazine .
2 Brassard gave her a quick , intelligent nod .
3 The Queen 's visit went ahead and ‘ the genial and warm-hearted people [ of Ghanaj gave her an unprecedented reception . …
4 Dot gave her the violet-patterned hanky that used to belong to Henrietta Forbes-Read to wipe her eyes .
5 Marie-Christine gave her a wry look .
6 Marie-Christine gave her an arch look .
7 Her skin was a pale olive colour but absolutely clear and her magnificent eyes gave her face all the definition it needed .
8 But even his eyes gave her no answer .
9 David Fairfax gave her a sharp look .
10 Maybe Angy gave her the sketch of herself as a present ? ’
11 Arlene gave her a small push to indicate it was time and she moved out .
12 One Friday morning the sergeant in charge of Eva 's brigade gave her the task of cleaning the brass window winders and door handles in the assembly hall .
13 And just as she was feeling sure and secure , a smile becoming a real part of her as she gloried in the feeling growing between them , Lucy gave her to understand that she was going away for three weeks .
14 The action gave her the moments she needed to adjust , to assess her own feelings .
15 Travis gave her a quirky grin .
16 Travis gave her a long meaningful look .
17 The stranger gave her a look .
18 Her work for the Eugenics Society and the Family Planning Association gave her a keen interest in population issues .
19 The ensemble gave her a slinky , model-like elegance and made her feel like an actress playing a part … a nightclub scene , probably … instead of her normal self .
20 Clare 's polite words gave her a moment of hope , which died , however , when she saw his face .
21 She knew it was ridiculous , but his words gave her a strange little tingle deep inside , and she was forced to smother the smile that kept trying to push its way to her lips .
22 His words gave her a slight shock as they sent tingles of pleasure through her , but she knew she must not allow them to go to her head , so she pushed them aside as she uttered a light laugh and said , ‘ Me — an angel ?
23 The parentheses gave her a sense of not existing , un-being perhaps was not too strong a word .
24 But as he drew level with Grace Richard gave her a smile which melted her heart , and waved to her in a way entirely peculiar to himself , half way between a naval salute and a discreet gesture with the rolled umbrella .
25 Edward gave her a surly glance .
26 Penry 's displeasure gave her a sudden , desperate longing to get back to wherever — and more importantly whoever — she belonged .
27 Passers-by gave her a wide berth .
28 Erica was inevitable , I supposed , though I suspected Fiona had switched a few place cards before I reached there : a certain bland innocence gave her away .
29 Mrs Parvis gave her a reduced portion .
30 Philpott gave her a reassuring smile , then he and Kolchinsky disappeared around the corner in search of the restaurant .
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