Example sentences of "[conj] give her " in BNC.
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1 | Nell , watching them go , sighed and said , ‘ She did n't kiss Xanthe goodnight , you know , or give her even a hug to comfort her . |
2 | ‘ Lisa was in constant agony , but I could n't even comfort her or give her a cuddle because of the plaster . ’ |
3 | Or give her some relief |
4 | She nearly always does go to bed with me , if I shout at her a lot or threaten her or give her enough money . |
5 | He interrupted himself to explain , ‘ I did n't make any false promises or give her a lot of romantic fantasy to persuade her . |
6 | Feeling battered in mind and body by the time Laura announced that she felt able to take a break — and how about an early lunch ? — Anita could do no more than give her a dumb nod of agreement . |
7 | I sort of kneel down and give her a touch on the shoulder . |
8 | I find them easy enough , and give her the bottle . |
9 | She 's looking through this rack of suits so I go and give her a hand . |
10 | I get this real strong urge to stand behind her and put my arms round her and give her a hug , but I do n't move . |
11 | I jump to my feet and give her a hug , and she pats my back . |
12 | I tiptoe over to her bed and give her a nudge . |
13 | Some people do n't stop when she asks them for money , but most people think for a bit and then dig in their pockets and give her summat . |
14 | Hop on over to the end of the road and give her a tinkle . |
15 | ‘ I shall ask Doctor Sparrow to come and see your mother and give her a complete medical check . ’ |
16 | She could not have guessed how much she would enjoy herself with a stranger , how completely this woman was in sympathy with her , could not have hoped for a new friend to come out , at this stage in her life , and give her so much pleasure . |
17 | And give her some of that stuff you 've brought to stop her row . ’ |
18 | Go on up and give her a shake . ’ |
19 | Encourage her to ‘ help ’ you with the baby and give her plenty of praise while she is doing it . |
20 | How you do this will depend upon your own personality and your relationship with her , but however it is done , the message she will be hoping to receive through your words and actions will be that you care , you sympathise , and that you are going to stand by her and give her all the help and comfort you can in the months that lie ahead . |
21 | He managed to open his eyes now and give her a wan smile . |
22 | Off you go and have your nice lunch with Auntie Daphne and give her my love . ’ |
23 | " On condition that you take the Gristy girl in and give her a home . " |
24 | ‘ Now , pop your trews off and give her a cuddle ; and make sure she 's out of here soon , I do n't want her mooning about in the morning . ’ |
25 | A white woman asks for a bath , and they go and give her the key to the bathroom , things like that . |
26 | I know I have n't anything to offer her and that it might be years before I could afford to run a house and give her the kind of life style she 's used to , so I would n't expect Sir Philip to agree to it for a long while . ’ |
27 | But since we have failed to persuade her to stay single , we can only wish her well , and give her this small token of our good wishes for her future , in memory of our happy bachelor days together . |
28 | Rosalba closed her eyes , and beseeched heaven , not for the first time , ‘ Dear Lady , Lady who has known tears and cares and the love of God on earth , please help Serafina and give her lots of milk so she can make money and give her strength and stop people being unkind to her . |
29 | The best way to approach bad behaviour is to tell the child to stop whatever she 's doing and give her a reason why . |
30 | Oh and give her that ointment please , I have n't got it down and put this for the nurse . |