Example sentences of "handing him the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When it was ready she got up , handing him the blanket as she slid wearily beneath the covers . |
| 2 | There would have been no possibility of winning her consent to handing him the tape , let alone the private detective 's report . |
| 3 | And all the while , while he was handing him the plate of meat and bread , and while he was holding the cup to the trembling lips , a little silvery voice was beating inside Fergus 's head : this is all wrong . |
| 4 | He began to talk again about Stephen handing him the wedding-dress , how he 'd walked away with it and had then sat down on a seat on the promenade , not wanting to go on with his act any more . |
| 5 | Critics complained that instead of just handing him the challenge , Spain 's arts ministry ought to have held an international competition for the best scheme . |
| 6 | ‘ Please you , my lord ’ , she said to James Beaton , archbishop of Glasgow , handing him the letter , ‘ to read a pasquil ’ ( lampoon ) . |
| 7 | ‘ 'Ere , have a go , ’ said Tom handing him the fork . |