Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] 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 | 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 . |
| 4 | Donna joined him and he found her the shortest ones , saying , ‘ You have the short ones . |
| 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 | He gave her the slowest , steadiest smile he could manage . |
| 7 | What gave her the greatest satisfaction was the water , now bloodstained by the final , flamboyant exhibition of the setting sun . |