Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] [verb] him the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | erm that 's the doubt and that doubt is going to be either borne out or shown to be wrong by the rest of John Major 's incumbents , so at the moment I 'll certainly give him the benefit of the doubt . |
| 2 | But as he had , I could only give him the answer he needed , without knowing for sure whether it was true or not . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'd willingly give him the belt but he would n't take it . |
| 4 | She avoided returning to Matthew Blake 's table for as long as she could without giving him the power of knowing she was avoiding him . |
| 5 | She could even forgive him the talk about having her committed , now that that possibility was safely in the past and she was making progress on her own . |
| 6 | Beardsley , meanwhile , produced a performance of such craft , guile and wisdom that it could yet make him the saviour of England manager Graham Taylor — if only he would pick him . |
| 7 | But when he sent his ambassador to see if she were indeed as beautiful as men told , the Venetians would only show him the princess at nightfall , in an unlighted room . |
| 8 | On the other hand , his tutor would always tell him the truth , and he would never be allowed to hear stories or fairy-tales . |
| 9 | There were a man that used to come and they called him the gauger well we would likely call him the customs officer now . |
| 10 | His talk was just that , talk aimed at intimidating her , but she would never give him the satisfaction of allowing him to succeed . |