Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] him the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | But when he sent his ambassador to see if she were indeed as beautiful as men told , the Venetians would only show him the princess at nightfall , in an unlighted room . |
| 2 | But as he had , I could only give him the answer he needed , without knowing for sure whether it was true or not . |
| 3 | The canny scribe had just persuaded the RAF to effectively give him the ultimate freebie , one which will remain the envy of flying hacks everywhere for many decades to come . |
| 4 | Er … forgot who this is … so let's just give him the popular name ‘ Local ’ , when in fact he probably is n't . |
| 5 | I 'm c look let me just give him the two options . |
| 6 | ‘ Why did n't you just tell him the truth ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ If you 've got the money and it was for a favour lasting a day or two , then why do n't you just tell him the arrangement is ended and let Barbara Coleman leave ? ’ |
| 8 | Gloria Estefan at the moment , so I thought I 'd just get him the got a couple of records LP 's or whatever you call them now . |
| 9 | By common consent Murphy comes over as easy-going , but behind that there is a sharpness that even he admits does n't always make him the easiest person to work for . |
| 10 | A moral is drawn advising husbands : ( Do just as Hain did with his wife , who would only ever show him the slightest respect , until he had beaten her to the core . ) |
| 11 | But a dry shave does n't always give him the results he wants . |
| 12 | But a dry shave does n't always give him the results he wants . |
| 13 | On the other hand , his tutor would always tell him the truth , and he would never be allowed to hear stories or fairy-tales . |
| 14 | I could not possibly tell him the truth , as that would scare the daylights out of him . |
| 15 | Past examination papers will also show him the probable lay-out of the paper that he will be expected to answer , and the amount of time likely to be allowed on each question . |
| 16 | ‘ I 'd willingly give him the belt but he would n't take it . |
| 17 | And would Feargal now give him the third degree ? |
| 18 | Lewis fuses a blend of soul , jazz and rock to haunting effect which may well make him the hottest new talent since Seal . |
| 19 | When our messenger arrives with the packaging for Grapevine , can you please give him the PAL masters for Business Assignments ? |
| 20 | She could even forgive him the talk about having her committed , now that that possibility was safely in the past and she was making progress on her own . |
| 21 | Beardsley , meanwhile , produced a performance of such craft , guile and wisdom that it could yet make him the saviour of England manager Graham Taylor — if only he would pick him . |
| 22 | His talk was just that , talk aimed at intimidating her , but she would never give him the satisfaction of allowing him to succeed . |
| 23 | erm that 's the doubt and that doubt is going to be either borne out or shown to be wrong by the rest of John Major 's incumbents , so at the moment I 'll certainly give him the benefit of the doubt . |
| 24 | There were a man that used to come and they called him the gauger well we would likely call him the customs officer now . |