Example sentences of "give to him [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr. Townsend reported that he had difficulty getting any sense out of the staff at Ostend , and in the end he completed an adjustment voucher given to him by the purser on the ship . |
| 2 | It is suggested that the conveyance be prepared and executed in duplicate so that the husband has a record of the terms of the indemnity given to him by the wife . |
| 3 | As in unregistered conveyancing it is probably advisable that the husband keeps a duplicate or certified copy of the transfer to the wife so that he has a record of the terms of indemnity given to him by the wife . |
| 4 | ‘ If , therefore , for any unhappy reason , counsel for the defence is unable to accept the assumption which stems from the fact that a particular statement has not been made available to him by the prosecution , it would become counsel 's duty to invite the judge to exercise the discretionary power which is given to him by the proviso to section 18 of the Evidence Law , ( c. 118 [ J. ] ) , by examining the statement himself and directing that it be used in such manner as the justice of the case demands . |
| 5 | A brother , Thomas Piper , is known to Burns enthusiasts as ‘ Spunkie Tammie ’ , a name given to him by the poet after the two men met in Maybole in 1786 . |
| 6 | Cam endures in a hostile frame of mind a voyage carrying cargo to the Caribbean , resenting the work given to him by the mate , indulging in futile practical jokes against him which are coldly ignored and doing his work with sullen reluctance . |
| 7 | Another power of the president given to him by the constitution ? |
| 8 | Erm I think the , the point that 's being made here is that even within the defined areas of authority given to him by the constitution , the president finds it very difficult to act unless certain specific conditions are met . |
| 9 | Patrick was again experimenting with balance , deliberately trying to build a construction that would over-balance ( a word given to him by the teacher during their earlier discussions ) . |
| 10 | From his jacket pocket Robert took out a grubby sheet of paper — the translation of the mysterious manuscript that had been given to him in the pub nearly a year ago today . |