Example sentences of "she [verb] [vb pp] him the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is merely expressing a suspicion , and in a sense a hope ( ‘ when she has given him the clap , then he 'll come back to me ’ , to modernize it somewhat ) . |
| 2 | Sherie intends to take Neil on holiday after Christmas to help him over his ordeal — after she has bought him the mountain bike he has set his heart on . |
| 3 | She had been right when she 'd called him the devil , because he was — but oh , how she wished she did n't find him so incredibly attractive . |
| 4 | ‘ Little things , ’ he 'd said when , just before he fell asleep , she 'd asked him the question once more . |
| 5 | Then she 'd shown him the book : a very rare volume indeed . |
| 6 | The day she 'd shown him the photograph … |
| 7 | She 'd told him the nurse was coming to see her lawyers and make a statement at the end of that week . |
| 8 | Travis could n't have looked more sceptical if she 'd told him the world was flat after all . |
| 9 | Would she have allowed him the use of it in any outside circumstance , anywhere that open sexual contact would be anything other than common and unremarkable , and was he being honest in trying to tap some dry spring of old feelings to further his own ends now ? |
| 10 | She left Philip to his labours , thinking that this time she had given him the money for the materials but none for his labour . |
| 11 | At this point the GP had felt that she could no longer help him , and she had given him the number of a marital counsellor . |
| 12 | His hand toyed mercilessly with her breasts , as if he had the right ; perhaps she had given him the right ; as if he owned her and she existed solely for his capricious use . |
| 13 | She had told him the truth , she discovered , staring at the polished beauty of his shoulder . |
| 14 | She had shown him the book where it was illustrated . |