Example sentences of "she handed [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.

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1 She handed her a glass that had original fly contained punch .
2 ‘ Everything 's fine , my darling , ’ she whispered , giving Constance a little pat as she handed her the telephone .
3 She handed her the phone .
4 She handed me a glass of cider , others accepted a small glass of a clear liquid that made them wince as they swallowed it .
5 Her nails black , her fingers blistered and nicotine-stained , she handed me a brown paper-bag .
6 She handed me a stack of forms .
7 She handed me a bill from the Spring Onion and mouthed ‘ Sorry , ’ before skipping off to catch up with Lisabeth .
8 She handed me the sheet of grey paper with its synoptic chart which had been transmitted from Florida just a few moments before .
9 Glendambo is the last petrol station for 200 kilometres , " warned the Budget car-hire girl , as she handed me the keys to a six-cylinder Holden Commodore .
10 In response to the unasked question she handed them the last cans .
11 Then she handed him a glass of Southern Comfort and said , ‘ Well that 's that . ’
12 As he blinked the drops out of his eyes she handed him a towel .
13 She handed him a wad of francs and was rewarded by a beaming smile .
14 She handed him a Lyle 's Price Guide , open at the right page : ‘ It 's three years out of date but look at the prices . ’
15 She handed him a mug of coffee and he thanked her .
16 She handed him a plate .
17 She handed him the tube , being fairly and correctly sure he would not ask her outright to rub it in for him .
18 She handed him the glass .
19 As she handed him the cup of tea her tone changed : ‘ Not that I 'm against joking , but everything in its place ; when I 'm here with Aunt Lizzie , we chaff each other , but … but not all the time . ’
20 She handed him the pictures .
21 She handed him the long cane , and flinched when he swished it through the air to produce a vicious , menacing whistle .
22 She handed him the reel .
23 She handed him the journal , knowing , even before he confirmed it , whose it was .
24 She handed him the two parts of the torch and waited for him to piece the thing together .
25 She handed him the beer and their fingers touched briefly .
26 Her father-in-law watched her , sleepily , admiringly , then asked for one too ; she handed him the fruit whole .
27 She handed him the woebegone bouquet , the bird 's head dangling , its coxcomb a broken-stemmed blossom ; he took it , bowed his head , and pinched the child 's cheek as he showed his teeth gritted in greedy affection , the expression that says to children , ‘ Aahah !
28 Merrill protested as she handed him the file .
29 She handed him the keys from her jeans , careful to avoid his touch .
30 She handed him the ring , telling him never to part with it .
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