Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] him the [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't pay them too much attention cos I 'm busy , but I think Marie shows him the letter she got this morning . |
| 2 | The wind hit him the moment he left the vehicle , a ferocious gust off the nearby sea which nearly lifted him off his feet . |
| 3 | There were few pedestrians about and the dimly lit pavement afforded him the cover he needed . |
| 4 | I 'd also like to thank his parents for what they have contributed over the years to make him the person he is , supporting him through college , and also for making me such a welcome member of their family . |
| 5 | In spite of the strangeness of Eliot 's behaviour , however , few people begrudged him the happiness which in personal relations he had never experienced before : " He obviously needed to have a happy marriage , " Valerie Eliot said on a later occasion , " He could n't die until he had had it " . |
| 6 | Mary showed him the work she had done in the garden , and they talked as they cut and cleared . |
| 7 | He did n't explain why it was going to be helpful and the pilot told him the car he 'd specified was waiting for them . |
| 8 | Wendy liked him the way he was . |
| 9 | The truth of the matter is that Picasso was almost certainly aware of tribal art when Matisse showed him the piece which he admired , but that he was still not taking it very seriously and only ‘ discovered ’ it for himself during his now legendary visit to the Trocadero . |
| 10 | Kendall has dismissed him , but Everton might be better off re-educating the others to give him the service he thrives on . |
| 11 | ‘ My master will take it as a sign , a beacon to lead him the way you wish . ’ |