Example sentences of "[conj] buy he [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These somewhat academic findings are not very helpful to the mother whose child has begged her to let him watch a gangster film or to buy him a plastic ‘ death-ray gun ’ for Christmas . |
| 2 | On Friday evening , Seth directed Joey to a car dealer and bought him a maroon 1982 Cutlass Calais for three thousand dollars . |
| 3 | I took him to the ‘ Tally 's ’ ( ice-cream shop ) at the corner of our street and Bedford Street — and bought him a large cone . |
| 4 | ’ ‘ ’ A nice bit of steak , ' ’ he said and she rushed out and bought him a steak . |
| 5 | ‘ Yes , she said he needs some new pyjamas — his old ones are so worn through they 're hardly decent — so I went out and bought him a pair . ’ |
| 6 | As soon as he started to tear the paper off I had a wild desire to snatch it back , rush out and buy him a record-player ; it seemed such a ludicrously inadequate present after all he 'd done for me . |
| 7 | I thought , if you 've no objection , I could slip up to town after breakfast and go to one of the big stores , and buy him a really handsome shirt and tie . ’ |