Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] her a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ One day I asked her a question as I was getting on , and she just smacked my face … |
| 2 | There is a wealth of revealing evidence on the attitudes that affect reading : ‘ His daddy always takes him to bed , and he says ‘ Can I have a story ? ’ said an engineer 's wife , ‘ but he 's been told now that he 's getting a bit too old for stories ’ ’ [ ‘ He ’ is four ] ( Newson and Newson , 1968 , p.274 ) ; ‘ Then I read her a story , ’ said an actor 's wife , ‘ and Rupert listens , and then I show Rupert his little book ’ ’ [ Rupert being sixteen months old ] ( ibid . |
| 3 | she was smoking like that so I made her a cup of tea took it in and put it on the stool . |
| 4 | I made her a cup of coffee , she went to sleep . |
| 5 | ‘ I met her a couple of times after shows , ’ said one . |
| 6 | I passed her a cup and then perched on the bed with mine . |
| 7 | I got her a nightdress . |
| 8 | Erm I got her a couple of games . |
| 9 | I got her a couple of Cindy things and that . |
| 10 | Oh I got her a chocolate factory game . |
| 11 | And I got her a box of Black Magic so that 's her birthday present sorted out so she can eat and drink then ca n't she ! |
| 12 | Oh I got her a card , yeah . |
| 13 | I visited her a couple of times in the hospital , and then Mr Browne told me she died . |
| 14 | Once , when I told her a lie about what I was doing , in order to evade hostile questioning , she said , severely , ‘ You 're growing too like your father . ’ |
| 15 | I told her a cut-down ( but not a Bowdlerized ) version of the story , omitting Toby . |
| 16 | She clearly felt that Joe and I caused her a lot of trouble , and she frequently complained about it . |
| 17 | ‘ Can I give her a message ? ’ the woman asked . |
| 18 | Can I give her a message ? |
| 19 | ‘ Can I give her a message ? ’ |
| 20 | Shall I give her a ring and ask her to fax it ? |
| 21 | Deardrie , should I give her a rocket , or just wait for a postcard ? |
| 22 | Look Charlotte ca n't do anything without being messy , look , the other , the other erm morning I went to school to pick Ben up , er and I put her in the car seat , she 's lovely and clean , and I give her a biscuit , by the time we got |
| 23 | I give her a clap and turn round . |
| 24 | I give her a clump , you know . |
| 25 | Anyway I give her a shout and she said ooh she said . |
| 26 | " I give her a prick with a needle . |
| 27 | ‘ Certainly , madam , ’ I said , coming back abruptly to the matter in hand and , realizing with a shock that she had already asked me once , I fetched her a knife fast . |
| 28 | I consider her a model of feminine beauty and virtue , and of course I would prefer to marry her above you . |
| 29 | Would you object to my paying her a visit ? ’ |
| 30 | She would n't say even then but I plagued her a bit till she could n't keep it to herself any longer . |