Example sentences of "she [vb past] [vb pp] him the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had been right when she 'd called him the devil , because he was — but oh , how she wished she did n't find him so incredibly attractive . |
| 2 | ‘ Little things , ’ he 'd said when , just before he fell asleep , she 'd asked him the question once more . |
| 3 | Then she 'd shown him the book : a very rare volume indeed . |
| 4 | The day she 'd shown him the photograph … |
| 5 | She 'd told him the nurse was coming to see her lawyers and make a statement at the end of that week . |
| 6 | Travis could n't have looked more sceptical if she 'd told him the world was flat after all . |
| 7 | She left Philip to his labours , thinking that this time she had given him the money for the materials but none for his labour . |
| 8 | At this point the GP had felt that she could no longer help him , and she had given him the number of a marital counsellor . |
| 9 | His hand toyed mercilessly with her breasts , as if he had the right ; perhaps she had given him the right ; as if he owned her and she existed solely for his capricious use . |
| 10 | She was in a mindless world where she had forgotten everything about why he was there , mindless that not half an hour ago she had thought him the most hateful of men when , abruptly , shatteringly , he suddenly stilled . |
| 11 | Then he smiled , and it was as it she had told him the best news there was to tell ; and when she thought about it , she supposed that she had . |
| 12 | She had told him the truth , she discovered , staring at the polished beauty of his shoulder . |
| 13 | Early in their walk she had handed him the usual tenpenny piece , and now she heard a faint tinkle and watched while he stuck his candle in the socket , and reached for the matches in their brass holder . |
| 14 | When he returned , bearing a brand new dress in a rich burgundy shade , she had shown him the blue one . |
| 15 | She had shown him the book where it was illustrated . |