Example sentences of "the [noun] [conj] [verb] him an " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the last moment , when the engine blew steam , she let down the window and handed him an envelope addressed to St Ives ; she looked at him with the eyes of one waking from a dangerous dream . |
| 2 | My father did n't think of it again till this German visited the shop and showed him an illustration . |
| 3 | If an adviser proposes to comment adversely upon the work of an individual teacher at a meeting he should inform the teacher and give him an opportunity to reply . |
| 4 | I picked up the phone and gave him an ear-bashing . ’ |
| 5 | He helped Willie into the back and threw him an old rug to cover himself with for he still looked terribly pale . |
| 6 | She replaced the receiver and gave him an apologetic smile . |