Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] him the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On 1 November 1990 , Norwich Union wrote to the applicant telling him the effect of the intervention notice , and saying : |
| 2 | On 30 May 1952 a letter went from Churchill to Ramsey offering him the see of Durham . |
| 3 | ‘ residential occupier , ’ in relation to any premises , means a person occupying the premises as a residence , whether under a contract or by virtue of any enactment or rule of law giving him the right to remain in occupation or restricting the right of any other person to recover possession of the premises . |
| 4 | 1 ( 1 ) In this section " residential occupier " , in relation to any premises , means a person occupying the premises as a residence , whether under a contract or by virtue of any enactment or rule of law giving him the right to remain in occupation or restricting the right of any other person to recover possession of the premises . |
| 5 | Not sure whether this was a good move giving him the job . |
| 6 | He began to talk again about Stephen handing him the wedding-dress , how he 'd walked away with it and had then sat down on a seat on the promenade , not wanting to go on with his act any more . |
| 7 | ‘ 'Ere , have a go , ’ said Tom handing him the fork . |
| 8 | Never a mention of the one who spent many an hour teaching him the way of things . |
| 9 | It 's probably only that old quack Hardacre feeding him the wrong antibiotics — Agnes shared George 's view of Sir Frank ‘ — but if each course takes five days before they decide it is n't working , it can run on . |
| 10 | He smiled benignly at Matthew , his quiff of white hair and heavy black-framed glasses giving him the air of a learned cockatoo . |
| 11 | The fiasco started when a letter was delivered to his home in Barnet , Herts , earlier this week informing him the £9.41 cheque would not be honoured . |
| 12 | Alcock was cheered up by a letter from his CO at Mudros telling him the ‘ Your baby has just been given a new suit of clothes and is learning to walk . |
| 13 | As soon as the railway station at Carno was theirs , Bernard wrote to Dai offering him the promised job . |
| 14 | He was being taken to a special boarding school when he gave teachers escorting him the slip . |
| 15 | He saw pliant girls offering him the laurels of victory before they fainted before his conquering feet . |
| 16 | I thought that Wilko giving him the number 2 shirt this season was a positive sign , but I 'm starting to think that he did it out of loyalty rather than in expectation of a comeback . |
| 17 | Dumas grew jealous of the workmanship and insisted on the Bey lending him the best craftsmen , saying ‘ you need that room only after your death , but I need your craftsmen while I am alive ’ . |
| 18 | The following day Patel telephoned French at the Burgerspark Hotel in Pretoria advising him the ANC 's regional director had called a special meeting with the National Olympic Sports Congress for Monday morning recommending that the tour be cancelled . |