Example sentences of "[verb] her [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ( Yes , I send her what money I can , and whatever I send , feel always that I should send more … )
2 send her his ear as mail these stale words ,
3 Surely it was what he had seen as her present stupidity that had earned her his contempt , since the past was the past , and she was still reluctant to explain anything more than the absolute minimum necessary to put an end to his increasingly unbearable taunts .
4 ‘ Dëkuji , ’ she tried out a Czech thank-you to the man on Reception who sold her a stamp for three crowns and assured her her card would catch that day 's post .
5 I 've made her my deputy .
6 Sho , show her that bed show her your bedroom ay ?
7 Not to trick her but show her your grace
8 ‘ You must go out of this house , ’ said the little grey man , ‘ and call to the West Wind , and show her your key , when she comes , and let her carry you where she will , without struggle or alarm .
9 She bore him a third son , but a difficult carriage and birth presaged troubles which eventually cost her her life in her forties .
10 It would n't last — nothing as wonderful as this ever did ; common sense told her their truce was just a transitory thing , things between them were too volatile , too unstable .
11 ‘ We told her her present was on the way .
12 I du n no , cos my dad 's gon na dro , I told her my dad 's gon na be dropping us off .
13 Gave her the key , got a receipt , told her my friend was travelling incognito .
14 I told her my name , who I was , and that you were old , but in good health , and had journeyed very far into the wood .
15 ‘ Yes , I told her my theory , ’ he said under his breath .
16 So I walked into the room , told her our relationship was over , and challenged her lover to fight me .
17 He was slim and dark and he told her his name was Steve .
18 ‘ He told her his name was William , and that he was working in the north for a little while .
19 It was astonishing to her that he came in and told her his day , as usual , forking his food and waving the fork to show her when he had been his most witty and amusing .
20 He told her his day .
21 He looked into her kind brown eyes and he told her his story .
22 Though something told her his fury was greater than her deception over her sailing experience warranted , Polly felt too ill to force the issue by demanding explanations .
23 Dexter sat with the superintendent while she dialled the head of the Press Bureau , who told her his phone had not stopped ringing all day : press and television news editors were demanding to know why Scotland Yard was keeping such a low profile on the Nicola Sharpe story .
24 She leant back against the wall of the barn for support , feeling the roughness of the stone against her bare shoulders , watching him , knowing the message in his gaze , that look that told her his kiss could be just the beginning .
25 He told her his version of events at the dog track and then about Parminter .
26 ‘ Desmond told her his father suggested a meeting , and that 's what she read into it .
27 His face was totally devoid of expression , but the intensity of his gaze told her his mind was working with the speed and emotionless precision of a computer .
28 Zach told her his age , which was nine , and spelt out his name , apologizing for it at the same time .
29 But seeing the pleading in her eyes and aware that she was on the very brink of womanhood , he knew that he must give her her head and allow her to marry if that was what she wanted .
30 ‘ Oi ca n't give her much , but oi 'll give her me name , so oi will . ’
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