Example sentences of "[noun prp] [adv] [verb] him a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The defensive headers of the tall , red-haired Roberts soon made him a familiar figure at Highbury , and he was the first defending centre-half to earn the name ‘ policeman ’ or ‘ stopper ’ . |
| 2 | Paul Merton instantly fixes him a hard stare , saying nothing , before slowly pronouncing , ‘ You 're Bamber Gascoigne are n't you ? ’ |
| 3 | Mr Steel merely gave him a black labrador puppy . |
| 4 | He smiled widely and held out a hand , but the way he looked Maxim over gave him a little pang of disquiet . |
| 5 | So when Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson hastily gave him a free transfer to Spain 's Sporting Gijon more than three years ago , you 'd have bet that the battered Irishman would have slipped quietly out of the limelight . |