Example sentences of "she [vb past] [verb] him [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 If she tried to evict him an undignified struggle would only ensue and she would n't give him the satisfaction .
2 Then , if she 'd given him a good time and he was a collaborator , he might not report her .
3 No , she 'd left him a reassuring note .
4 Hesitating , she risked giving him a haunted look .
5 But she did give him a hefty shove and he nearly fell .
6 She had done him a beautiful hand-painted one the year before with ‘ Lots of love ’ on it .
7 But he had not even asked — she had found him a little unnerving .
8 She had bought him a new trilby with the tiniest of blue feathers tucked into the band at the crown .
9 Early in their walk she had handed him the usual tenpenny piece , and now she heard a faint tinkle and watched while he stuck his candle in the socket , and reached for the matches in their brass holder .
10 When he returned , bearing a brand new dress in a rich burgundy shade , she had shown him the blue one .
11 Enraged by his presumption , she longed to land him a good smack on the face , famous actor or no famous actor , but he had her arms pinned to her sides , and his strength was far greater than hers .
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