Example sentences of "have [verb] him a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet at the Enterprise Works has given him a full-time job , making components for local firms . |
| 2 | The 5ft 6in speedster felt he was persona non grata throughout Dave Stringer 's five years in charge at Carrow Road , but Mike Walker 's arrival in the summer has given him a new lease of life . |
| 3 | Oliver 's experience of returning to Metastasio 's original text has given him a new respect for that most maligned of operatic dramatists . |
| 4 | The Amstrad PCW he bought for writing letters when handwriting became too difficult has given him a new interest in life . |
| 5 | After paying the price of fame brought by The Godfather and beating the booze Al Capuccino — as he 's known on set — says his three-year-old daughter has given him a new meaning to life . |
| 6 | But now he 's back on the track chasing the appearance money that has earned him a detached house in the Surrey stockbroker belt of Lightwater . |
| 7 | His bold , unflinching approach to racing has won him a devoted following , especially in his home country . |
| 8 | His antiquarian temperament has made him a greater snapper-up of unconsidered trifles of archaeology , architecture and literature . |
| 9 | He assumes that becoming rich has made him a better man and that he deserves admiration for it . |
| 10 | In his defence , Souness believes his no-nonsense approach has made him a marked man . |
| 11 | A First Division club — possibly Wakefield Trinity — has made him a tempting offer and Roberts , who played for Wigan in 1987 , is keen to accept . |
| 12 | Andrew 's background has made him a focal point for media interest this week , including an appearance on regional television filmed back at the last working tin mine , at South Crofty , near Redruth . |
| 13 | Cummins has offered him a senior position with the company and the chance to spearhead its attempts to break into the East European engine market . |
| 14 | Yes , oh Rocket , for the first few months I had him , after he was rescued , and he was so protective of me , because I 'd given him a good home and never , never hit him in the face . |
| 15 | Then , if she 'd given him a good time and he was a collaborator , he might not report her . |
| 16 | Though I wish you 'd given him a different name . |
| 17 | Cheered on by the huge German crowd , who 'd given him a two-minute standing ovation when his record was read out during the knock-up , Becker was devastating in the first set . |
| 18 | I felt as if I 'd handed him a loaded shotgun and said shoot . ’ |
| 19 | No , she 'd left him a reassuring note . |
| 20 | I could have given him a straight rejection , but I suppose that was not in my nature . |
| 21 | I mean , I would have given him a good kick if I 'd do stood along side of him ! |
| 22 | His early acquaintance with Pub ] ius Rutilius Rufus at the school of Panaetius must have given him a first taste of Roman optimates : later he had Pompey and Cicero among his admirers . |
| 23 | ‘ Even before you pointed out his similarity to Clinton , I would have given him a reasonable rating . |
| 24 | Perhaps his teacher should have given him a better word than ‘ tidgy ’ , but they both knew what they meant . |
| 25 | He could scarcely have given him a firmer hint if he had hit him over the head with a mallet . |
| 26 | But Jack did n't know that and , even if he had known , it would only have given him a false feeling of security , because the threat from streptomycin , when it came , was not of a hind that he could have imagined or foreseen . |
| 27 | On the other hand , he was n't all that heavily built and a strong man — or woman , come to that — could have dragged him a short distance . ’ |
| 28 | She would have to give him a certain amount of freedom she supposed , there was not way around that . |
| 29 | Three days before he died , in a master stroke of irony , the emperor confirmed his appointment as kapellmeister at St Stephen 's — a post which would have brought him a steady income of 2,000 gulden a year . |
| 30 | Because of the missing front leg , the Collector had to sit well back and to one side ; even so , he sometimes forgot about it and , waving an arm for emphasis , narrowly avoided plunging to the floor ; this could have caused him a severe injury since the floor was some way below . |