Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] her a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Could I spare her a bob or two to the end of the week ? |
| 2 | ‘ One day I asked her a question as I was getting on , and she just smacked my face … |
| 3 | There is a wealth of revealing evidence on the attitudes that affect reading : ‘ His daddy always takes him to bed , and he says ‘ Can I have a story ? ’ said an engineer 's wife , ‘ but he 's been told now that he 's getting a bit too old for stories ’ ’ [ ‘ He ’ is four ] ( Newson and Newson , 1968 , p.274 ) ; ‘ Then I read her a story , ’ said an actor 's wife , ‘ and Rupert listens , and then I show Rupert his little book ’ ’ [ Rupert being sixteen months old ] ( ibid . |
| 4 | she was smoking like that so I made her a cup of tea took it in and put it on the stool . |
| 5 | I made her a cup of coffee , she went to sleep . |
| 6 | ‘ I met her a couple of times after shows , ’ said one . |
| 7 | I passed her a cup and then perched on the bed with mine . |
| 8 | I got her a pair of tough brogues from the plastic bag and all the time I was putting them on her she was looking at me with a vacant stare , her eyes still very wide , the pupils enormous . |
| 9 | Oh I got her a card , yeah . |
| 10 | Erm I got her a couple of games . |
| 11 | I got her a couple of Cindy things and that . |
| 12 | Oh I got her a chocolate factory game . |
| 13 | Oh I got her a lovely cute little teddy . |
| 14 | I got her a nightdress . |
| 15 | And I got her a box of Black Magic so that 's her birthday present sorted out so she can eat and drink then ca n't she ! |
| 16 | She says she did the Byrd show ‘ because I found her a fascinating part of the underground scene in New York , and I felt somebody should expose her to a bigger market . |
| 17 | ‘ Whatever her failings may or may not be , I found her a most agreeable and willing chambermaid — very attractive for that occupation — far more attractive than the common run of girls , did n't you find ? ’ |
| 18 | I visited her a couple of times in the hospital , and then Mr Browne told me she died . |
| 19 | I helped her a rearrange the Lady Eleanor 's body on the bed , drawing the curtains around it . |
| 20 | ‘ I phoned her an hour ago , and Grandfather . |
| 21 | And I send her a red rose with the same message . |
| 22 | In turn I told her a little about my own background , as though we were out on a first date . |
| 23 | I told her a cut-down ( but not a Bowdlerized ) version of the story , omitting Toby . |
| 24 | Once , when I told her a lie about what I was doing , in order to evade hostile questioning , she said , severely , ‘ You 're growing too like your father . ’ |
| 25 | She clearly felt that Joe and I caused her a lot of trouble , and she frequently complained about it . |
| 26 | Deardrie , should I give her a rocket , or just wait for a postcard ? |
| 27 | ‘ Can I give her a message ? ’ the woman asked . |
| 28 | Can I give her a message ? |
| 29 | Shall I give her a ring and ask her to fax it ? |
| 30 | ‘ Can I give her a message ? ’ |