Example sentences of "she [modal v] [verb] him [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She opened her mouth to suggest that perhaps she could give him dinner at her hotel — and thereby eliminate any possibility of him putting his arm around her in his car — then found that she was suggesting nothing of the sort , but was asking , ‘ Did Mr Gajdusek ask you to invite me out ? ’ and was at once appalled that , Ven all too clearly not far away in her head , she had asked such a thing ! |
| 2 | Monday , Wednesday , Friday , she 'd have him Tuesday , Thursday and weekends |
| 3 | She 'd find him things . |
| 4 | She was damned if she 'd call him Master , speaking like that . |
| 5 | ‘ She used to write him letters , you see , and he never opened them . |
| 6 | She thought of him , of how he must feel now , mourning his dead sister and wishing he had had some last word from her ; and then , how she would give him Mrs Gotobed 's message , to comfort him . |
| 7 | Sometimes she would give him money on the sly and he would help her with chores . |
| 8 | Maybe the couple would kiss more frequently or hold hands in the street , or maybe she would make him supper when the children were in bed . |
| 9 | If he was really lucky , she would leave him sixpence to buy ice-cream from the lady with the tray . |
| 10 | She can give him chapter and verse on Finance Acts and other current legislation , and is rigorous in keeping up to date . |