Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] her the [adj -est] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I promised her the best view of Florence from here , Mama , ’ he said over his shoulder as he wrestled with the catch . |
2 | I gave her the best books |
3 | I did n't know Tonya very well , but I wish her the best . ’ |
4 | Oh , would n't I like to be a fly on the wall when you tell her the latest ! |
5 | Joan Daniels has now been appointed Honorary Treasurer of the Medau Society and we wish her the best of luck in balancing the books — figuratively speaking ! |
6 | Never , by look or gesture or word , had he given her the slightest justification for thinking that he might be interested in her as a person . |
7 | Donna joined him and he found her the shortest ones , saying , ‘ You have the short ones . |
8 | Could he give her the best of food or pay for a doctor if she fell sick or buy her fine clothes or anythin' she fancies ? |
9 | Someone of my acquaintance once broke her ankle by falling over in the bathroom and while she could have dragged herself quite easily along the floor to a telephone in the bedroom if she had had one , as it was it took her the best part of an agonising hour to struggle down the stairs to the phone in the living room . |
10 | He gave her the slowest , steadiest smile he could manage . |