Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] her the [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 | I gave her the best books |
| 3 | I did n't know Tonya very well , but I wish her the best . ’ |
| 4 | Oh , would n't I like to be a fly on the wall when you tell her the latest ! |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Joan Daniels has now been appointed Honorary Treasurer of the Medau Society and we wish her the best of luck in balancing the books — figuratively speaking ! |
| 7 | Never , by look or gesture or word , had he given her the slightest justification for thinking that he might be interested in her as a person . |
| 8 | Donna joined him and he found her the shortest ones , saying , ‘ You have the short ones . |
| 9 | Could he give her the best of food or pay for a doctor if she fell sick or buy her fine clothes or anythin' she fancies ? |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | He gave her the slowest , steadiest smile he could manage . |
| 12 | What gave her the greatest satisfaction was the water , now bloodstained by the final , flamboyant exhibition of the setting sun . |
| 13 | He would do anything to save her the slightest inconvenience . |