Example sentences of "[verb] her his [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her mother and father , or the young man who had made her his easy prey ? |
| 2 | Wycliffe handed her his official card . |
| 3 | He had just told her his bad news . |
| 4 | She was delighted when Louis called her his little snowflake , his little flower , little lily of the valley . |
| 5 | ‘ 'We 've come to cadge coffee , ’ said Paul , giving her his sleepy smile . |
| 6 | ‘ I thought we 'd agreed I 'd cover that region , ’ Steve said , giving her his full attention now , his grey eyes narrowing quizzically . |
| 7 | Fernando sat in the seat Steve had vacated , turning to speak to the waiter in rapid Catalan before giving her his full attention . |
| 8 | ‘ Such a deducing mind , ’ he grated , giving her his full attention now . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've had better tarts , ’ he said , and , walking to the door as she struggled into a sitting position , trying to restore her ruined self , for at some time she must leave the room and face her shattered world , he flung her his final insult . |
| 10 | How , more than anything , he 'd wanted to tell his family all about her , but how , because Rosemary had shrunk away from him in horror at the very idea , he had given her his solemn promise that , outside this building , her name would never leave his lips . |
| 11 | In 1934 when my grandfather died , my grandmother had given her his silver-handled walking stick , and just fifty years later , in 1984 , she gave it to me . |
| 12 | He muttered ‘ For Christ 's sake ! ’ impatiently and offered her his used hanky . |
| 13 | He tells her his complete story and they become lovers : ‘ I realised this must be the beginning of my healing ’ . |
| 14 | Morgan dipped in a little bow and gave her his best smile . |
| 15 | He gave her his best smile , a greeting he normally reserved for waiters . |
| 16 | But the baby just gave her his toothless grin . |
| 17 | Gently — and a little inexpertly — he gave her his first love in return , and that joining of soul to soul and body to body convinced her that in love it is indeed better to give than to receive . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's the heat , ’ he said eventually and gave her his big smile . |
| 19 | Nahum Morey wiped his mouth on a napkin , and gave her his full attention . |
| 20 | He gave her his maddening smile and when he replied he aped Barbara Coleman 's speech . |
| 21 | He gave her his lopsided grin . |
| 22 | A small boy gave her his wooden sword and she brandished it the way he had shown her . |
| 23 | ‘ I may be overset , ’ he said , his voice and manner that of the daylight man again , ‘ but I am still quite capable , ’ and he gave her his charming smile . |
| 24 | He hesitated , then gave her his unexpected smile again . |
| 25 | She thought about Dick , standing there on Fleet Moss , offering her his promised land . |
| 26 | She stumbled out of the car only to find that Rune had been quicker , waiting for her to emerge , offering her his supporting arm as her ankle momentarily twisted on the cobblestones , causing her to utter a sharp cry of distress . |
| 27 | She felt a nervous spasm in her stomach as she passed the point where Fernand had led her from the path to show her his secret refuge . |
| 28 | Daniel had been offering to lend her his favourite book of poetry as she had developed a liking for it . |
| 29 | Phoebe now wondered , with an inner smile , remembering the evening when , aged about twelve , the master of her father 's college had rearranged the high table to make her his senior guest . |