Example sentences of "[coord] [to-vb] him [prep] a [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He was unexpectedly a man of great gaiety and to see him at a dance was an absolute delight .
2 We talked of all we would do when he was strong enough , and I put everything else out of mind and concentrated on being positive and cheerful myself , which was not always easy but I was determined to behave normally and to treat him as a convalescent and not as a sick man .
3 Perhaps the most convincing illustration of the power of the monarchical idea and the extent to which it was still unchallenged is the way in which almost everywhere opposition to rulers , insofar as it was formed or organized at all , tended to centre around the heir to the throne or at least some member of the royal family and to use him as a figurehead .
4 The magistrates were held entitled to find that the constables were not private friends at the certificate-holder bona fide entertained by him , and to convict him of a contravention of subs .
5 ( 6 ) In August 1983 the third defendant claimed from C.M.C. a commission of £16,000 for himself and £8,000 for Highdene in respect of certain commercial arrangements , not involving the bakery , negotiated between C.M.C. and B.M.T. It is said that this claim led the other directors of C.M.C. to investigate the third defendant 's activities and to dismiss him as a director of C.M.C. ( 7 ) Between May and July 1983 the third defendant caused the first plaintiff to sign in blank some cheques drawn on C.M.C. 's bank account by fraudulently representing that these cheques would be used to pay small and urgent bills of C.M.C. It is said that in fact the third defendant used six of these cheques to pay to himself and certain other parties sums amounting to about £30,000 , allegedly in connection with the financing of the centre .
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