Example sentences of "[to-vb] him the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In our example , if B has induced A to sell him the goods by making a misrepresentation , then B will acquire only a voidable title . |
| 2 | How on earth had Gesner persuaded the Volksoper to sell him the costumes ? |
| 3 | The photographer offered to sell him the negatives for £30 at the time but he did n't have the money . |
| 4 | ‘ There 's a message from Bill , ’ she said , then proceeded to give him the details . |
| 5 | It is not enough to give him the facts . |
| 6 | This did indeed occur , for when she went to embrace him the bodies of the lover and the beloved merged forever , becoming a double-sexed being — a youth with the breasts of a woman . |
| 7 | The Bill took four years to get through Parliament , during which time Owen was subjected to abuse by those who opposed it , and on his deathbed in 1858 , a clergyman who came ( needlessly ) to offer him the consolations of religion asked him if he regretted having wasted his life in fruitless efforts ! |
| 8 | His visit will give us an opportunity to show him the problems in getting sponsorship from businesses in an area like the east end of London . |
| 9 | Helen half-turned and tipped her toes to show him the grazes on her calves . |
| 10 | A brilliant officer with more than twenty commendations , he had grown to believe he was omnipotent ; and when Mathews refused to tell him the names of his accomplices , saying it was more than his life was worth , Drury , obsessed with clearing up another case , offered him a deal : make a statement that three men whose names I will give you were your accomplices , testify against them in the witness-box , and in return no charges will be brought against you , and we 'll come to an arrangement about the reward money offered by the Post Office . |