Example sentences of "he [verb] [vb pp] her [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , no ; that sounded too much like the Bible , so she plumped for the simple way and finished , ‘ He has given her a baby . ’ |
| 2 | Since he has offered her the role of Claudia Cohn-Casson , she has introduced him to journalists , script writers and directors . |
| 3 | He 'd given her a few sugar pieces , which she 'd taken , and even offered several pinches of snuff , which she had n't . |
| 4 | He 'd given her a string of cultured pearls as a wedding present . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've had a devil of a job tracking you down , ’ he said after he 'd given her a big hug . |
| 6 | She was already dutiful and anxious to please him , and she looked so pretty in a dress of sprigged cotton he 'd given her the money to buy for the wedding . |
| 7 | He reminded her of the day he 'd given her the locket and ring . ’ |
| 8 | Staring blankly at the rubble , all that remained of the cottage , she tried to remember the exact words Leo had used when he 'd given her the cheque . |
| 9 | But it was after he 'd given her the ring that the cracks had begun to appear in her façade . |
| 10 | He 'd taught her the tricks of his trade until by her own account she was better at it than he was . |
| 11 | He 'd called her a Burrows whore , a soulless hag . |
| 12 | She did not care that he 'd called her a whore . |
| 13 | He had very deliberately told her to get lost , and when she did n't take the hint , he 'd sent her an obscene note . |
| 14 | He 'd thought her a little too old for his own purposes , but always assumed she was there for the taking . |
| 15 | She ignored that and asked him whether he 'd booked her a seat with us on the flight south from Lima . |
| 16 | There had been tears in her father 's eyes as he 'd handed her the satin-lined box containing the jewels and Emily , taking it , had felt a constriction in her throat for , with the gift , her father was recognizing she was now a woman . |
| 17 | It was as if , in not knowing , he 'd paid her a great compliment . |
| 18 | Somehow she had imagined them both greeting Peter together , wrapped in each other 's arms , confirming what Peter had already imagined when he 'd rung her the other morning . |
| 19 | Why could n't he have given her a different choice , one that did n't involve old loyalties ? |
| 20 | He had kissed her a second time . |
| 21 | Meg remembered , shuddered with the memory ; the whole deal : he had given her a just beating , then pissed all over her . |
| 22 | He had given her a ring that did n't belong to him ; a ring he had stolen as he had stolen Mister Johnny 's safety and Hepzibah 's happiness when he had stolen the will ! |
| 23 | He had given her a book to read , Thomas Mann 's Buddenbrooks , which he recommended highly . |
| 24 | He had given her a token , and he must come to add speech to his gift , according to the rules of gallantry . |
| 25 | I 'd like that , ’ she said , feeling as if he had given her a priceless gift . |
| 26 | He had given her a sob-story and for a few hours — a few fatal hours — she had mistaken compassion for love . |
| 27 | On his return , he had given her a gold-coloured owl and told her he was in love with her . |
| 28 | I rather think that he still lives in and as Marg said coyly to me one year , he had given her a lovely little candle in a special little bowl with , with water |
| 29 | He had given her no help throughout the night but it did not lessen her love . |
| 30 | He had given her no money but he did feed both of them , and this was difficult enough on his grant . |