Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] him the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the end she agreed to give him the money for " Jack 's " fare . |
| 2 | One day , to escape heavy rain he wandered into a tavern called the ‘ Spotted Dog ’ which was kept by Joe Parrish , a veteran fighter , who became impressed with the young lad — then aged 16 — and began to teach him the science of the ring . |
| 3 | I decided to give him the name of ‘ Man Friday ’ , because I first saw him on a Friday . |
| 4 | Leila settled to tell him the story of Nathan 's condition and all that had happened at the farm , with certain omissions . |
| 5 | By the close of the first day , though , they had lost Broad , and Pat Pocock , going in as nightwatchman , had told the England physiotherapist Bernard Thomas that he had cleaned his teeth and gargled in case Thomas had to give him the kiss of life . |
| 6 | If I tell you that Maureen actually had to give him the kiss of life twice when he caught a chill , you 'll appreciate why we went to such lengths to keep him warm . |
| 7 | I had to ask him the way to the police station . |
| 8 | She wanted to tell him the rest of it ; tell him what Mrs Gotobed had told her to tell Mr Evans and ask Albert what he thought she had meant , but she could n't think how to put it without making herself sound fearfully stupid . |