Example sentences of "[to-vb] him [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The king had refused to grant him his temporalities and he sought exile in France . |
| 2 | For a start , Oliver would always provide the girls and I would always provide the money , though naturally I had to slip him his half of it beforehand so the girls would n't know who was really paying . |
| 3 | Late in 1903 , Dunlop asked Kilpatrick to sell him his half-share in the Baron so that he , Dunlop , could be sole owner . |
| 4 | A writes to B offering to sell him his horse Phineas for £100 . |
| 5 | A writes to B offering to sell him his horse Phineas for £100. ( i ) B posts a letter accepting , but he misdirects it and in consequence it is a week late in being delivered to A. Meanwhile A has sold Phineas to C. ( ii ) B , after posting a letter of acceptance to A , sends A a telegram cancelling ‘ my letter now in the post . ’ |
| 6 | You 'd have imagined from all the interest on his face that I was trying to sell him my butterfly collection . |
| 7 | It had seemed an impossible dream at the time ; but to have an impossible dream was a harmless comfort , and their love and respect for Rabbi Moishe made it difficult for them to grudge him their co-operation . |
| 8 | But friends and well wishers rallied round and calling themselves Ashleys army , raised enough cash to buy him his own gymnasium . |
| 9 | I think that erm he 's almost there , we shall be able to award him his proficiency badge for his locksmithing after a few more tests . |
| 10 | She had already fallen in love with him , her whole heart had been surrendered , but he could never know that because he would have such power over her that she would never be able to deny him her body . |
| 11 | Stewart and Olazabal came back at him over the back nine but , unlike in the Lancome Trophy when Eduardo Romero chipped in to deny him his second tour victory this year , this time the West German was not to be disappointed . |
| 12 | She was more than willing — since Nuri was handsome as well as rich — to extend him her embraces ; but enter his harem ? |
| 13 | Perhaps she only meant she did n't want to give him her cold . |
| 14 | Rosalba would have twitched at such words , but Cati was so used to them , she only wavered because she was wondering how to give him her message , and she thought he was going to turn . |
| 15 | The caller was still on the line , Rain had to give him her attention . |
| 16 | ‘ You see , ’ she hissed , turning back to Steve to give him her full attention . |
| 17 | She began to feel a little differently , though when less than an hour later they entered Ven 's hotel suite and as she turned , about to give him her polite but none the less sincere thanks as they halted in the middle of the room , Ven looked down at her and got in first with , ‘ Are you tired ? ’ |
| 18 | Some of them held the Koran over the Shah head , to give him its customary protection on his journey , and wailed as the royal party left by helicopter for the airport . |
| 19 | I think I am oblidged to show him my good will , and to give him my interest upon this occasion ’ . |
| 20 | Sir , — The new Mayor of Woodbridge , Mr Tony Hubbard , is encouraging local residents to promote Woodbridge as a commercial and retail centre in the face of the threat posed by new superstores and I would like to give him my support . |
| 21 | When he saw that , he called out , " My friend , have you seen El-ahrairah , for I am looking for him to give him my gift ? " |
| 22 | Tell him Ronni called — just to say hello and to give him my love . |
| 23 | well er , I went down to give him my book cos I do anything |
| 24 | The key elements in responding well to a brief from a prospective client is to read it thoroughly , think it through , consider what he actually wants , make a proposal which is sound and creative within his expected budget , present these to him in a clear , unconfused way which you have rehearsed , and finally to give him your proposals in a well written form . |
| 25 | ‘ Is n't that all the more reason to give him your support ? ’ |
| 26 | He told us not to turn around and to give him our money and jewellery or he would kill us . ’ |
| 27 | Once , I was round his house when the district nurse came to give him his iron injection . |
| 28 | When that grandfather , his last hope of a parent-figure among his own kin , turned his pipe , he pointed John Rowlands on the path which was to give him his place in history . |
| 29 | Eventually she managed to give him his tablet in a nice , juicy pear . |
| 30 | Knowing the King , as he believed , Nicholas had always assumed that now , through his placing at table , Zacco would take his chance to belittle in public this favoured commander who had failed to give him his kingdom as promised . |