Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] her a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maybe Angy had offered to show her some more of her work , or lend her a book or something . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Lisa was in constant agony , but I could n't even comfort her or give her a cuddle because of the plaster . ’ |
| 3 | He interrupted himself to explain , ‘ I did n't make any false promises or give her a lot of romantic fantasy to persuade her . |
| 4 | Or ask her a bit later . |
| 5 | Though sometimes , the gentlemen chucked her beneath the chin absently , or gave her a sixpence , and one , even , pushed her for a whole quarter-hour on the swing . |
| 6 | Wetherby threatens to end the affair and make her a laughing-stock , especially if he intends to flaunt a new liaison with Armitage under her nose . |
| 7 | He kneels to PAMELA and offers her a bouquet of flowers . ] |
| 8 | He is also the epitome of the New Man , and has been known to leave his office to arrive home in time to bath his daughter , Mary-Claire , and read her a story before bed . |
| 9 | She said goodbye to Jenny at the garage and made her a parting present of the Brownie Annual , which left Jenny almost speechless with delight . |
| 10 | The appearance of her ‘ rival ’ so encouraged Penelope that it was as if Rupert himself had come out of his house and made her a declaration of love . |
| 11 | Then he bathed her eyes and made her a cup of tea . |
| 12 | Often she did n't get up in the mornings , lying in bed while Emmie got breakfast and made her a cup of tea . |
| 13 | The war marked Japan 's acquisition of her first colonies , and made her a force to be reckoned with in East Asian affairs . |
| 14 | He had taken her off the streets and given her a home because he was besotted with her ; the home that Sarah 's mother had kept clean and cheerful even when her health was failing . |
| 15 | Now she saved her animus largely for the council , which seemed unfair , since it had permitted her to buy for almost nothing the house which her mother had rented and given her a grant for improvements . |
| 16 | She was settled for the night ; Clare had put her to bed and given her a mug of warm milk and two sleeping tablets . |
| 17 | The bumpiness had churned her stomach and given her a headache , but she kept her complaints to herself . |
| 18 | ‘ I think it was a threatened abortion , so I 've sent a sample for pregnancy test , and given her a shot of analgesic . ’ |
| 19 | He poured coffee , and passed her a cup in wry silence . |
| 20 | Ranald knelt to pull the hearth stones into place and build her a fire of peat from the fallen roof . |
| 21 | You know , as she had no family or friends , he was kind enough to pay for her to go to school , and found her a job here with your uncle . |
| 22 | ‘ David did n't like them at all and promised her a clothing allowance , ’ said her friend . |
| 23 | George asked , and drew her a step deeper into the darkness of the hedge . |
| 24 | She used to say I 'll have a piece of topside and I used to get it down and cut her a piece of topside and sausages as well and pork chops . |
| 25 | Er but anyway er an and the address , full address was you see so a about a week I , I , I wrote , you know , to her and told her a bit about myself and er , you know , about , about seeing the programme etcetera and erm I got a letter did I get a letter back ? |
| 26 | Rosalba baked special almond biscuits , hoops of crumbly nuts and fine sugar , intending to wrap some in coloured papers and offer them to Tommaso 's mother as a gift for the feast ; but could not , because , as she was about to set off , she realised that she did not know her well enough to call and give her a present . |
| 27 | The blast had picked her up and dropped her a couple of metres along the ridge . |
| 28 | He led her through the crowded flat to the kitchen and poured her a glass of wine . |
| 29 | He even made a pot of tea and poured her a cup when she got up for work . |
| 30 | Celie felt special , Shug made her feel special , especially when she wrote and sung her a song . |