Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [to-vb] her the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried to give her the kiss of life . |
| 2 | I do n't see how she can do the hours , with the hours that she 's doing , I mean she 's still in the Penny Farthing when I came here cos I went to pay her the money . |
| 3 | But as she bent to give her the bowl , she lowered her voice , and whispered in Rosa 's ear , ‘ Be careful , you 're not a child any more , you must n't forget that . |
| 4 | Retracing her steps , she encountered one of the paper 's rare female employees , who offered to show her the way to the library . |
| 5 | So he agreed to give her the camera , show her how to use it ; he 'd make sure the family were out the afternoon she came round to get the film developed . |
| 6 | She 'd found her wallet of credit cards and flourished it under his nose , every fibre of her being poised to defy him if he tried to deny her the right to pay . |
| 7 | Then to stop her crying , anything to stop that , he had to buy her the set of antique-look brass fire-irons she had set her heart on for the lounge , to give an extra touch of authenticity to the rustic stone fireplace and the imitation-log gas fire . |
| 8 | He wanted to tell her the truth , every known particle of it . |
| 9 | After a confrontation he refused to give her the bottle . |