Example sentences of "[conj] giving him [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead of throwing a ball for him — a game he loved — or giving him a stick to carry in his mouth — the next best thing — Angela shrank back , as she did n't understand him and wanted to be rid of him . |
| 2 | She looked across at him as if giving him a final appraisal and checking for further clues in his face , in his clothes . |
| 3 | She bounced to the mirror to powder and tweak for a moment , catching Conroy 's eye and giving him a wink . |
| 4 | After the scourging the soldiers mocked Jesus by dressing him up in purple , the royal colour , and giving him a crown of thorns and a reed for a sceptre . |
| 5 | Something at the back of his mind was pushing its way to the front and giving him a curious grey feeling . |
| 6 | Thanking Donal for his kindness , and giving him a friendly hug , she dutifully took the road he indicated — and then Ellie , being Ellie , decided would n't it be nice just to have a peek at the Wicklow mountains ? |
| 7 | Dad was flaring his nostrils and giving him a wild stare . |
| 8 | She stopped in front of him , leaning forward confidentially and giving him the full benefit of the satin décolletage . |
| 9 | By evading him earlier that morning she 'd played into his hands , at the same time both increasing his suspicions and giving him the best part of the day to allay them . |
| 10 | He just kept on giving everything to Lennie and giving him the love he needed . |
| 11 | When there is a stay or a suspension of execution , he can not rely on the order for possession as giving him a right to possession . |
| 12 | Sometimes such problems are tackled by putting the students to work in twos and threes , so that good readers can help the slower ones ; in the case of fairly lengthy work-cards , where more explanation is given , it is also helpful to record the text on a cassette , which the slower reader can listen to with the words before him , increasing his familiarity with the written word at the same time as giving him the information that he needs . |
| 13 | And their Aussie coach Peter Walsh intends to repay them for the huge gamble they took when giving him the job last summer . |