Example sentences of "[v-ing] him his [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The libraries that Hoggart remembers as giving him his first education in English literature acquired serious books of every kind . |
| 2 | Skipton and its members rounded out his trans-Pennine duchy interests , as well as giving him his first territorial stake in the West Riding . |
| 3 | The trip was a great success , the subsequent Travels in the West exhibition proving very popular in Nanjing and giving him his first taste of newspaper and television attention . |
| 4 | Skipton and its members rounded out his trans-Pennine duchy interests , as well as giving him his first territorial stake in the West Riding . |
| 5 | And he got his name and he was up in the quarry during the morning and he 's giving him his final warning that if he does that again he 'll book him . |
| 6 | He was taken under the paternal wing of MGM who launched him in 1942 in tiny roles in prestige films like Mrs Miniver and Random Harvest , finally allowing him his first major role in 1945 in Son of Lassie , and to blossom as a leading man opposite leading ladies such as Judy Garland ( Easter Parade ) , June Allyson ( Two Sisters from Boston ) , and Elizabeth Taylor ( Little Women ) . |