Example sentences of "she [was/were] [verb] him a " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Just one , ’ she said graciously , managing to make it sound as though she were doing him a big favour . |
2 | Laying herself down beside Cad again in the hot room under the single sheet , she instructed her sister carefully , how she was to find Tommaso Talvi in town the next day , to come across him as if by accident , and then , if no one was listening , she was to give him a message . |
3 | As she spoke she was laying him a place at the kitchen table , and serving him his meal . |
4 | Probably nothing , he was thinking , she 's only winding me up , and the thought that she was gave him a pleasurable kick . |
5 | If she had thought she was showing him a stop-light , however , he must have seen it as a green one , for his arm suddenly tightened and there was a definite amorous gleam in his eye as he edged closer to her and breathed seductively , ‘ I like you so much , Fabia . ’ |