Example sentences of "[pron] have given he a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , oh Rocket , for the first few months I had him , after he was rescued , and he was so protective of me , because I 'd given him a good home and never , never hit him in the face . |
| 2 | Pedalling up to the office in the mornings , with the bike wheels crunching on the thick white frost , I would arrive with bright red cheeks and breath coming out like steam , and once the Met Officer commented , after I had given him a cheerful , early morning smile , ‘ You do n't know what a difference it makes to your face when you smile ! |
| 3 | Though I wish you 'd given him a different name . |
| 4 | Then , if she 'd given him a good time and he was a collaborator , he might not report her . |
| 5 | Cheered on by the huge German crowd , who 'd given him a two-minute standing ovation when his record was read out during the knock-up , Becker was devastating in the first set . |
| 6 | I said , " You 've given him a bloody licence to do it . " |
| 7 | ‘ Are you out of your … ? his father stopped and looked in a startled manner at his mother , who had given him a sharp dig , then began to cough . |
| 8 | But we 've given him a thorough going over and I 'm sure it 's nothing more serious than a mild concussion . |
| 9 | When Derek got the run they all cheered and a reporter commented that they had given him a great welcome , but could not possibly have known the significance of the run . |
| 10 | They 'd had a good time , it had given him a good holiday , her too . |
| 11 | By the time he sold it at auction ( Sotheby 's , New York , May 1989 ) it had given him a real net annual rate of return of just under 20 per cent , after allowing for commission , insurance and inflation . |