Example sentences of "i [verb] [vb pp] him [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Patterson 's eyes flickered as if I 'd given him a straw to grasp , but I pressed on . |
| 2 | You 'd think I 'd given him the moon . ’ |
| 3 | I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way , because I had misunderstood him a bit . |
| 4 | I wish I had landed him a facer ! ’ |
| 5 | I had met him every day of my life in England : punching my ticket on a ‘ bus , cutting my hair , selling me an evening newspaper or looking after the engine of my aeroplane . |
| 6 | I had met him a couple of times , and he had submitted a paper I had written for publication in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society . |
| 7 | He was aware that I had disliked him the day before and seemed anxious to make me change my opinion . |
| 8 | ‘ Who is he ? ’ he kept repeating over and over again , stony-faced and disbelieving even when I had told him the truth . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've met him a couple of times . |
| 10 | I 've given him a couple of garters for his socks . |
| 11 | I 've given him the newspaper to read — I thought it might take his mind off things . ’ |
| 12 | Of course I 've made him a pie — why should n't I ? |
| 13 | I might find I 've cooked him a dinner and he does n't want it . |
| 14 | Ever since first encountering Gavrilov at the Touraine Music Festival in the mid-1970s , I 've thought him a player of infinite potential , with a technique of which legends are made . |
| 15 | ‘ Yeah , I 've caught him a coupla times . |
| 16 | I 've watched him every day and found it out . ’ |
| 17 | I 've got him a wax coat . |
| 18 | yeah I 've got a lot of relations , I 've got twenty , twenty seven er grandchildren , that includes the great grandchildren , twenty seven which I have er to get something for all at Christmas it 's a pantomime I 've got stuff here and everywhere sorting out for them , cos my little grandson tonight is coming round to wrap them up for me so I got to mind I have n't , leave his present in the way otherwise he 'll know what he 's got yeah he 's got , I got a tape for him , he wanted a tape called Madness so I 've got him a tape for it so I 've had to put that out the way so he does n't wrap that up , no he comes and does them up for me tonight , and a friend Ian will help him as well , so you know it 's , it 's great really |
| 19 | I 've got Bobby 's I 've got him a tape . |
| 20 | I 've erm , I 've got him a sagey coloured pair now you 're gon na be a good girl today are n't yeah ? |
| 21 | I 've got him a birthday card up there . |
| 22 | Is my right hon. Friend aware that this is the first time that I have asked him a question since his appointment , and I intend to enjoy it ? |
| 23 | Even though I have met him a couple of times . |
| 24 | ‘ I have given him no money . |
| 25 | ‘ OK , ’ she conceded , ‘ maybe I have spotted him a couple of times . |