Example sentences of "[conj] [to-vb] him [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These somewhat academic findings are not very helpful to the mother whose child has begged her to let him watch a gangster film or to buy him a plastic ‘ death-ray gun ’ for Christmas . |
| 2 | How would he manage if someone were to hand him a cup of coffee , or to offer him a biscuit ? |
| 3 | Edward undertook to place a force of 600 men at the duke 's disposal and to grant him the earldom of Richmond , to which his family had an ancient claim and which John of Gaunt relinquished for the purpose . |
| 4 | I should like , on their behalf , to thank him for all he has done and to wish him every success in his new appointment as Director General of the Electronic Components Industry Federation . |
| 5 | The British Museum agreed to get him a permit and to give him a grant , in return for any antiquities he might discover . |
| 6 | She had entered into the union for her own reasons and she had taken her marriage vows with no thoughts other than to be a dutiful wife to him and to give him the happiness he deserved . |
| 7 | These documents were intended to set out clearly the basis on which services would be provided to a customer , to inform him of his rights and to give him the opportunity of allowing or prohibiting certain types of transactions such as off-exchange transactions , borrowings on his behalf and illiquid investments . |
| 8 | cheeky so-and-so and to give him an audition and see what he was like — which I did — and was quite impressed . |
| 9 | The man was elevated and screened-in like an auctioneer , to deter attack and to give him an overall view of every part of the shop . |
| 10 | He urged on me the need to embark on a full-sized book , and to send him a synopsis as soon as possible . |
| 11 | It was the custom for the Mayor and Aldermen to receive this money on his behalf and to pay him the amount annually . |
| 12 | Fleury faltered backwards as the sepoy advanced , still making as if to offer him the sabre . |
| 13 | And to warn him the long knives were out . |
| 14 | Then I 'll decide whether to post him the last reels of film in a Jiffy bag or fly back to London with them myself . |
| 15 | A four-letter word was among his offerings and the official had no alternative but to give him a warning for verbal abuse . |
| 16 | She had no alternative but to tell him a series of absolute whoppers , as her younger brother , Rob , would have said . |
| 17 | I am sorry to disturb you , but Detective Chief Superintendent Milton has asked me to tell you , Mr Fishbane , that he would be grateful if you would be so kind as to spare him a little of your time . |
| 18 | ‘ THE shareholders must be hoping the bank has n't gone as far as to give him a company credit card ’ — Labour leader John Smith , on ex-Chancellor Norman Lamont 's new employer , Rothschilds Bank . |
| 19 | His left hand , bent with arthritis , curved over a stick on which he leant so heavily as to give him the appearance of physical deformity . |
| 20 | If the sender is traceable , probably the most sensible thing to do is to notify him that the goods are at his risk and to request him to fetch them ; and if ( as is likely with perishables ) the goods become a nuisance , the recipient would surely be justified in abating the nuisance by destroying them , even without notice to the sender , if the emergency were so pressing as to leave him no time to give it . |