Example sentences of "i [modal v] [verb] him a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll send him a bloody letter next , tomorrow , I 'll send him a bloody letter . |
| 2 | I 'll send him a bloody letter next , tomorrow , I 'll send him a bloody letter . |
| 3 | His kisses and cuddles soothed me , and I stopped crying when he said : ‘ He 's a bad dog , and I 'll give him a good hiding for that . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I 'll give him a good wash , and change his socks and shoes , ’ she said . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'll give him a massive jab of vitamin B , ’ said Phil when he 'd examined him , ‘ and some Buscopan . |
| 6 | I 'll , I 'll drop him a wee note anyway . |
| 7 | His witty daughter , who attends Gwladys Street Primary School in the shadow of Everton 's Goodison Park , says : ‘ I 'll buy him a nice present and we 'll have a little tea party for him . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'll write him a new one . ’ |
| 9 | Behold , I could show him a new thing . |
| 10 | ‘ I think Harry learnt a lesson there and I could teach him a few more before he goes … |
| 11 | If I met Pam 's bloke coming down Briggate I 'd give him a wide berth . |
| 12 | I do n't exclude myself from myself , but I I I 'd give him a nine and I I 'd come in at a seven I think . |
| 13 | When they saw Ruth , both men looked slightly abashed , like a pair of overgrown schoolboys , and Connor explained : ‘ This young man wants to learn the rudiments of sparring , so I said I 'd give him a few pointers . |
| 14 | ‘ I mean , if he ever gave me AIDS I 'd give him a Colombian necktie — ’ |
| 15 | Generally I 'd buy him a second-hand suit and take it up . |
| 16 | I would give him a fresh buttonhole every day to go to the university until he said he did n't like it . |
| 17 | The honourable gentleman said that was a straight question , I shall give him a straight answer , er no it would n't , er if I can return to the line of er explanation I was giving Mr Deputy Speaker . |
| 18 | Arise , lift up the lad … for I will make him a great nation . ’ |