Example sentences of "[vb past] her [art] [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I promised her the best view of Florence from here , Mama , ’ he said over his shoulder as he wrestled with the catch . |
| 2 | Donna joined him and he found her the shortest ones , saying , ‘ You have the short ones . |
| 3 | A sudden drop in the wind told her the worst was over . |
| 4 | Esther Allan dusted off the music and taught her the best songs from Sugar and Spite . |
| 5 | Someone of my acquaintance once broke her ankle by falling over in the bathroom and while she could have dragged herself quite easily along the floor to a telephone in the bedroom if she had had one , as it was it took her the best part of an agonising hour to struggle down the stairs to the phone in the living room . |
| 6 | Rosita was a bit old but she kept her body in good condition and the men liked her the best . |
| 7 | I gave her the best books |
| 8 | What gave her the greatest satisfaction was the water , now bloodstained by the final , flamboyant exhibition of the setting sun . |
| 9 | To put it another way : when the cat is on heat ( which she has n't been since the vet gave her the unkindest cut of all ) , nevertheless when she was , she had very little time for chasing moths hanging unsubtly round the fridge or cuddling up for a neck scratch . |
| 10 | He gave her the slowest , steadiest smile he could manage . |
| 11 | Evelyn took up the pen and wrote her name quickly , then looked up at Miss Harker who gave her the briefest of nods and immediately turned her attention back to the rest of the company . |