Example sentences of "he [verb] [verb] she [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Wycliffe wanted her to talk , not merely to answer questions , and he tried to give her a new lead . |
2 | He took care never to stay with her for more than twenty minutes , obeying both the spirit and the letter of Anthony 's orders , but he tried to give her a clear account of the eight days Kesselring had spent in the witness box , watching her face all the time for signs of boredom or exhaustion . |
3 | He dismissed the question as so much supposition , but when he tried to give her a reassuring hug she wriggled free and went out on to the balcony to join the others . |
4 | ‘ I 've had a devil of a job tracking you down , ’ he said after he 'd given her a big hug . |
5 | He had very deliberately told her to get lost , and when she did n't take the hint , he 'd sent her an obscene note . |
6 | There had been tears in her father 's eyes as he 'd handed her the satin-lined box containing the jewels and Emily , taking it , had felt a constriction in her throat for , with the gift , her father was recognizing she was now a woman . |
7 | It was as if , in not knowing , he 'd paid her a great compliment . |
8 | Somehow she had imagined them both greeting Peter together , wrapped in each other 's arms , confirming what Peter had already imagined when he 'd rung her the other morning . |
9 | Why could n't he have given her a different choice , one that did n't involve old loyalties ? |
10 | He decided to do her a pastel sketch of himself having sex with Viola . |
11 | He meant to give her an emphatic no , but the word was never uttered . |
12 | On his return , he had given her a gold-coloured owl and told her he was in love with her . |
13 | I 'd like that , ’ she said , feeling as if he had given her a priceless gift . |
14 | Meg remembered , shuddered with the memory ; the whole deal : he had given her a just beating , then pissed all over her . |
15 | I rather think that he still lives in and as Marg said coyly to me one year , he had given her a lovely little candle in a special little bowl with , with water |
16 | Adam pointed to a framed cartoon , which he had given her the previous Christmas : a startled businessman gazed at a ghost ; rising from his desk drawer , it said , ‘ I am the spirit of old notes to yourself . ’ |
17 | They said Farrow gave him the Valentine with ‘ a gentle , almost kindly ’ glance after he had given her an embroidered heart and a red satin box of chocolates . |
18 | Was it love or simply gratitude because he had offered her a safe haven ? |
19 | He had offered her the front seat for the last leg , but she had turned it down . |
20 | He obviously had thought out everything in advance , because he led her quite briskly to a deserted passage , under the rather trite pretence that he wanted to show her a certain painting . |
21 | He wanted to tell her the whole story then , but he was afraid of what she might think . |
22 | And he 's told her the whole story so Noel 's gone home and his mum 's gone , what 's that on your neck ? |