Example sentences of "[pron] handed him the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I hit the fish and stright away though it was a good one , but my son Tony has never caught a pike so I handed him the rod , ’ said Lee . |
| 2 | But as I handed him the money the room grew quiet again . |
| 3 | I handed him the 3-wood . |
| 4 | I handed him the key at the door , the same key . |
| 5 | I handed him the room 's stock bottle of methylated spirit . |
| 6 | I handed him the scissors , put a towel round my shoulders , and sat down on a chair . |
| 7 | I handed him the plate of hot meat and vegetables . |
| 8 | She handed him the tube , being fairly and correctly sure he would not ask her outright to rub it in for him . |
| 9 | She handed him the glass . |
| 10 | As she handed him the cup of tea her tone changed : ‘ Not that I 'm against joking , but everything in its place ; when I 'm here with Aunt Lizzie , we chaff each other , but … but not all the time . ’ |
| 11 | She handed him the pictures . |
| 12 | She handed him the long cane , and flinched when he swished it through the air to produce a vicious , menacing whistle . |
| 13 | She handed him the reel . |
| 14 | She handed him the journal , knowing , even before he confirmed it , whose it was . |
| 15 | She handed him the two parts of the torch and waited for him to piece the thing together . |
| 16 | She handed him the beer and their fingers touched briefly . |
| 17 | Her father-in-law watched her , sleepily , admiringly , then asked for one too ; she handed him the fruit whole . |
| 18 | She handed him the woebegone bouquet , the bird 's head dangling , its coxcomb a broken-stemmed blossom ; he took it , bowed his head , and pinched the child 's cheek as he showed his teeth gritted in greedy affection , the expression that says to children , ‘ Aahah ! |
| 19 | Merrill protested as she handed him the file . |
| 20 | She handed him the keys from her jeans , careful to avoid his touch . |
| 21 | She handed him the ring , telling him never to part with it . |
| 22 | ‘ I know what you mean , ’ she murmured , willing her hands to remain steady as she handed him the cup . |
| 23 | She handed him the notes . |
| 24 | When they reached the old farmhouse she handed him the fare , absent-mindedly giving him a tip that was at least treble the size she would normally have made , barely aware of his delighted grin as she made her way towards the kitchen |
| 25 | She handed him the cup and he swallowed the remains with a gulp . |
| 26 | As Robert leaned over to open the passenger door , she handed him the plaster but made no attempt to get in . |
| 27 | ‘ Tante grazie , Benito , ’ Lucenzo muttered to the boatman , who handed him the keys to the ignition . |
| 28 | Again , he bowed his head to the child , and when she 'd run off , he tapped again on the wall , and when the boy from the cafe appeared , he handed him the bird and asked him to keep it in his cellar for coolness until he returned from Riba on the train that evening , after he had collected the rent . |