Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [verb] him a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | During 1991 his position was undermined by a series of minor scandals concerning his use of government aircraft and cars for private business , a practice which earned him a public rebuke from Bush . |
2 | But Murphy did n't start and Nolan hit early trouble with his Sapphire Cosworth 4x4 suffering suspension damage which cost him a two-minute delay while repairs were carried out between stages . |
3 | Stan started to sell his fossil finds to the museum and with the money he earned he was able to buy tools and a microscope which gave him a further insight into the subject . |
4 | Back at her place she offered him a large whisky and then said that she just had to slip into the bedroom to see to a few things . |
5 | ‘ With his left hand he snatched the gun from the Pole 's hands , and with his right he gave him a violent blow to the ear . ’ |
6 | ‘ From tomorrow , Sarah , I should like you to wear your hair in the style in which it was dressed when you attended the service at the Foundling Hospital , ’ he said , forcing the smile which gave him a jovial reputation . |
7 | That heart is Welsh , and it is his Welshness which gave him an inner security that enabled him to come this far . |
8 | This was the bond which gave him a warm and interested reception . |
9 | It was his success in this role which made him an obvious choice for prime minister , an essentially ‘ managerial ’ post . |
10 | And what he found was a woman who understood him a great deal better than his wife ever did . ’ |
11 | And if Derry succeed , he will murmur a silent but heartfelt ‘ thank you ’ to Kevin Heffernan , the man who gave him a new outlook and sense of purpose in the sport which has made him both a local and national hero . |
12 | At the garage where he bought petrol they offered him a complimentary sherry glass because he had bought more than thirty litres . |
13 | But he would concede nothing , and in the end I gave him a dry little bow and thanked him for the tea . |
14 | Yet Politics among Nations is the book which made him a major figure in the discipline and its message is as we have described it . |
15 | In this box she showed him a long thick green book , a little like an accounts book , with sombre marbled endpapers : |
16 | And this way he gets him a good life . |
17 | Each time I sent him a rewritten chapter , he sent back a long list of objections and questions he wanted me to clarify . |