Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] he a " in BNC.
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1 | Its main ploy for deflecting criticism will be to demonstrate the depth of its respect for the dead man : it is talking of building him a memorial . |
2 | I expect somebody might of given him a lift up , I do n't know . |
3 | Fearful of waking him a second time I waited . |
4 | If he saw Doyle in the pub he 'd slide out of buying him a drink . |
5 | As a lesson in How to Laugh At Oneself , I 'm thinking of sending him a postcard I have long cherished . |
6 | Mr Ahmet Koc , aged 34 , a Turkish peasant farmer , described to the General Medical Council 's professional conduct committee how a Harley Street doctor had allegedly , under the pretext of giving him a blood test , stolen his kidney to be used in a transplant . |
7 | ATURKISH peasant farmer wept yesterday as he described how a Harley Street doctor had allegedly , under the pretext of giving him a blood test , ‘ stolen ’ his kidney to be used in a transplant . |
8 | ATURKISH peasant farmer wept yesterday as he described how a Harley Street doctor had allegedly , under the pretext of giving him a blood test , ‘ stolen ’ his kidney to be used in a transplant . |
9 | If he fails to do so , the mortgagee will be entitled to an order of foreclosure absolute , the effect of which will be to vest the mortgaged property in him absolutely , but at the same time to prevent him — even if the property should prove insufficient — from claiming payment from the mortgagor , except upon terms of giving him a fresh right to redeem . |
10 | I was thinking , ‘ I bet nobody has thought of giving him a beer . ’ |
11 | Dad often helps folks with their gardens and he is going to ask them to give a donation to Camphill Development Fund instead of giving him a present . |
12 | What this means is that B should have raised the substance of his Convention claim under any domestic procedure which was capable of giving him a remedy , including any avenues of appeal , unless , according to Commission practice , there were some reason for excusing him from doing so . |
13 | Two years after his return from Cetinje , Vuk received official confirmation of rumours and hints that Miloš was considering giving him a pension . |
14 | ‘ Tom Jones sang ‘ Unbelievable ’ , I did a rap and kind of gave him a mock blow job at the end . |
15 | Will wi' gie 'im a doin' ? ( thrashing ) Someone else shouted : ‘ Smash in his bloody heid ! ’ |
16 | He also paid Cranmer the compliment of making him a Penitentiary for England . |
17 | Mr Johnson , of Coningsby Drive , Kidderminster , claimed the company had boasted of the success of using saleswomen and never had any intention of offering him a job because he was a man . |
18 | He thought she might be on the point of offering him a nip of whisky but she did not go that far . |
19 | in his cloudy eyes , like handing him a rope . |
20 | A further court case , in which Lothar Neethling from the forensic laboratory , now a lieutenant-general and number three in the South African Police , tried to sue a newspaper for calling him a poisoner , showed Coetzee to be a reliable and accurate witness . |
21 | Hatton said something about buying him a record player for a wedding present . |
22 | Leonard talked him into giving him a lesson . |
23 | despite the now fashionable equation of knowledge with " science " , the average undergraduate , whatever his special intellectual bent , still demanded that a university should primarily concern itself with giving him a liberal education . |
24 | ‘ By the way , Chief Inspector , can you give Ken a ring and think about giving him a hand with that robbery case ? |
25 | Every little thing concerning Jacob turned into a private battle between Rachel and I. When I gave birth to Reuben , I believed that my husband must love me for giving him a son . |
26 | It might be worth giving him a bell to let him know what 's happening cos |
27 | The critics , in labelling him a big spender , also ignored his ability to spot bargains like Roberts and Hapgood . |
28 | While Jackson , who had just returned from filming a television clip , was mildly bemoaning the pressure it had placed on him to be ‘ incredibly entertaining for one minute ’ , his press officer was engaged in ordering him a beer from room service . |
29 | Whether Boswell means this sincerely , or as sleight-of-hand to deflect people from calling him a mere snob , must be measured against the remarkable and immortal results of his association with the one man who allowed him to share his company relentlessly . |
30 | Collinson had told John Bartram to consult this work in the library before sending him a personal copy in 1737 and two years later wrote to the American collector : |