Example sentences of "present him [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | At this point some vainglorious politician would step forward and present him with a book such as this one . |
| 2 | They will present him with an upbeat report claiming significant improvements in performance , with all lines beating Passengers ' Charter standards for timekeeping and reliability . |
| 3 | He said that ‘ the powers that be ’ had presented him with a summons and the Protestant people had presented him with that book and he thought a parallel could be drawn between the two . |
| 4 | Anand made the announcement after student leaders had presented him with a petition calling for the lifting of martial law . |
| 5 | He held both of them for a moment before turning to Ian and presenting him with a sword drawn from its scabbard . |
| 6 | It subsequently emerged that he had been assassinated by a young Tamil woman who triggered explosives strapped to her back while presenting him with a bouquet . |
| 7 | Young members of Prescot Swimming club gather round Stephen Orford , a member of the British Wheelchair basketball team , after presenting him with a cheque for £750 on behalf of the British Wheelchair Sports Foundation . |
| 8 | But it was the unanimous view of the board that it manifested contempt towards the divinity of Christ by presenting him as a living man , not a symbol , and as the object of overt sexual passion . |
| 9 | They introduced Mr Parretti to CLBN in 1987 , presenting him as a potential investor in their company . |
| 10 | Now Amsterdam seem to be willing to take him on despite the scandal , and are presenting him as an exciting and controversial figure , while many of his former colleagues in The Hague admire him , as do the public ; he is seen as decisive , inspiring and provocative . |
| 11 | It also approximated , in time , to the formation of the French Communist Party , of which Ho Chi Minh was a founder member , and one may , conveniently and conventionally , present him as a communist from 1920 onwards . |
| 12 | The appeal of this closely-worked new study is that it presents him as a comprehensive human being . |
| 13 | As Brown moves round the larders , the Psion Organiser presents him with a series of ingredient names , in a preset order . |
| 14 | The paradigm presents him with a set of definite problems together with methods that he is confident will be adequate for their solution . |
| 15 | At first light I gave Taff a shake and presented him with a mug of tea . |
| 16 | UMWA women recently held a birthday party for Roberts and presented him with a plaque engraved with his now famous quote . |
| 17 | ‘ You presented him with a fait accompli ? ’ |
| 18 | He 'd been there first , waiting , and I 'd walked up to the carefully prominent bait and presented him with a perfect target , a broad back in a scarlet sweater , an absolute cinch . |
| 19 | He was presented to the Governor , Lord Plunkett , who presented him with a portrait of himself . |
| 20 | So imagine his delight when President Vaclav Havel presented him with a slim volume of Reed 's lyrics hand-printed and translated into Czech . |
| 21 | Other cottagers the teacher from Glasgow visited gave him a proof of their kindness ; they presented him with a large basin of milk : he took a drink of it , and would have left the remainder , but they signalled to him to drink it all , and the old man stood opposite the door to prevent his getting away till he was obliged , in answer to Gaelic gesticulations , to drink all the milk that was in the basin . |
| 22 | He hopped close to my feet and waited till I presented him with a bun all to himself , and he had hard work nibbling it and taking it along with him to his home . |
| 23 | The group entertained the Bishop to coffee afterwards and presented him with a memento to mark his 49 years in the priesthood . |
| 24 | Dr. Jack Weir , moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland , met Roy Mason , the secretary of state for Northern Ireland , on 31st March and presented him with a memorandum drafted in judicious , forceful terms . |
| 25 | As it was his birthday that week , Kirsty Ross ( above ) presented him with a card and a small gift of Macclesfield silk as a token of their love and affection . |
| 26 | That being so , the Capriati 's turned to Slozil , who had been in tear when Steffi presented him with a gold watch to mark their parting after five mostly triumphant years . |
| 27 | When Mapplethorpe asked for the objects to be returned , Bell and his staff presented him with a letter purported to be in Wagstaff 's hand , extending the loan period an additional five years . |
| 28 | But his experiences of street life in Hackney and his boxing ventures in Bethnal Green taught him that blackness presented him with a unique set of problems . |
| 29 | The Board accepted his letter of resignation with regret and presented him with a testimonial , a bowl and an album . |
| 30 | They were made of metal and this presented him with a major problem . |