Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] he [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fearful of waking him a second time I waited . |
| 2 | If he fails to do so , the mortgagee will be entitled to an order of foreclosure absolute , the effect of which will be to vest the mortgaged property in him absolutely , but at the same time to prevent him — even if the property should prove insufficient — from claiming payment from the mortgagor , except upon terms of giving him a fresh right to redeem . |
| 3 | ‘ Tom Jones sang ‘ Unbelievable ’ , I did a rap and kind of gave him a mock blow job at the end . |
| 4 | With his splendid physique and proud , noble head his presence is such as to give him an instant advantage over any bowler , and he has rarely failed to put that advantage to use ; spinners in particular have suffered at his hands , but when he decides that he wants to score runs it is virtually impossible to bowl to him . |
| 5 | IF the man in your life is bored with socks , scarves and slippers , how about buying him the ultimate shirt for Christmas ? |
| 6 | I have another seven days before Jens 's cousin arrives from the States and finds his would-be protégé has been seduced into giving him the cold shoulder . ’ |
| 7 | despite the now fashionable equation of knowledge with " science " , the average undergraduate , whatever his special intellectual bent , still demanded that a university should primarily concern itself with giving him a liberal education . |
| 8 | The critics , in labelling him a big spender , also ignored his ability to spot bargains like Roberts and Hapgood . |
| 9 | Whether Boswell means this sincerely , or as sleight-of-hand to deflect people from calling him a mere snob , must be measured against the remarkable and immortal results of his association with the one man who allowed him to share his company relentlessly . |
| 10 | Collinson had told John Bartram to consult this work in the library before sending him a personal copy in 1737 and two years later wrote to the American collector : |
| 11 | For if they vote with John Major next Wednesday , they will have played a crucial part in giving him a fresh mandate to break his election promises . ’ |
| 12 | Certainly , West Ham must be choking on what they said before giving him a free transfer in the spring of last year . |
| 13 | Now , as he stumbled towards the window of his room , he recognized that resentment lay behind his disbelief : resentment that his friendship with Dysart might have an origin he had never dreamed of ; that , in lending him a helping hand whenever he could , Dysart had merely been slumming . |
| 14 | Igor is on loan to us today for 37 minutes and , should he keep a clean sheet , I will have no hesitation in offering him a full contract and the captain 's job . |
| 15 | Fear , attraction , dismay , and total confusion : she had experienced them all since meeting him the previous day . |
| 16 | People strolled past without giving him a second look — couples hand in hand , families with pushchairs , groups of friends looking for a good spot to picnic . |
| 17 | His creator had fashioned him from clockwork and set him to go through the motions of living without giving him the actual breath of life . |
| 18 | Having decided that they would accept Mr Cowdrill as a franchisee , Athena took responsibility for finding him a suitable site , in a prime position in Sutton Coldfield . |
| 19 | Hugh 's last scruples about seeing him cut out of the will were satisfied by writing him a personal letter of appeal . |
| 20 | Again Heston held a good deal of creative control over the enterprise , and made his point to Caulfield by writing him a firm letter telling him to be on time or else . |
| 21 | Keele University acknowledged Michael Akehurst 's position as one of the foremost international lawyers of his time by awarding him a personal chair in February 1989 . |
| 22 | It would be a tragic error to buy this man out of Kuwait by awarding him the starring role in Arab dealings with Israel . |
| 23 | As Professor Housman used to say , ‘ Stand on a barrel in the streets of Baghdad and say twice two are four and ginger is hot in the mouth and therefore Mohammed is the prophet of God , and it is unlikely that anyone would question your reasoning ; but if he should be bold enough to do so , you could easily silence him by calling him a Christian dog . ’ |
| 24 | At the government-controlled newspaper Izvestia , the staff threatened to go on strike when their editor , who is a Kravchenko-like conservative , tried to get rid of his liberal deputy by giving him a cushy job as Madrid correspondent . |
| 25 | Once you are on the course , be positive and give your horse the best chance at each obstacle , by giving him a good approach to each one and plenty of encouragement with the legs ( and voice and whip if need be ) . |
| 26 | Daughter of the Queen Igrayne and half-sister to King Arthur , she revealed to him the intrigue between Lancelot and Guinevere by giving him a magic draught which opened his eyes to the perfidy . |
| 27 | The Manchester-based Alsecure team have backed McGuigan by giving him a free drive in the rally , plus an attempt at next year 's British Championship , but experienced co-driver Allan Whittaker is cautious about the Irishman 's chances . |
| 28 | Suppose every time one of your subordinates turns in completed work ahead of time you react by giving him a whole load more , what may happen ? |
| 29 | A waiter bounced back by handing him a molten soup-plate . |
| 30 | Think of the princess in The Arabian Nights , for instance , who distracted the king from his evil intentions for one thousand and one nights , by telling him a different story every night . |