Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] him the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 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 | A tough looker is not necessarily a tough fighter , and we should not do him the favour of allowing his warpaint to add to our problems . |
| 4 | In any case , she thought , I 'll not give him the opportunity to try . |
| 5 | I told the hon. Gentleman that I could not give him the information for which he asked until October , when the 1991 population figures would become available . |
| 6 | When Michel Rocard was replaced by Edith Cresson on 15 May 1991 , his official letter of resignation made it clear that President Mitterrand had asked him to resign , even though the constitution does not give him the right ( the President is responsible for ‘ nominating ’ the Prime Minister and for approving the Cabinet , but not for dismissing him ) . |
| 7 | She would not give him the satisfaction . |
| 8 | She would not give him the satisfaction . |
| 9 | Perry offers to buy me a drink , but I will not give him the satisfaction . |
| 10 | An order for specific performance is one which requires the seller actually to deliver the goods and does not give him the option of paying damages instead . |
| 11 | She did not tell him the price or the amount of shares involved , but did say that an announcement would soon be made . |
| 12 | She felt she could not tell him the truth to his face , but there was another way . |
| 13 | She could not tell him about Havvie ; neither could she speak the lie to him , not to Dr Neil , but she could not tell him the truth , for that would mean telling him who she was , and she could not tell him that , not here , not now ; it would spoil everything between them if he knew that she was the spoiled and pampered American Princess . |
| 14 | Lord Salmon gave as an example two instances of the valuation of a picture , the first for a client who does not tell him the reason for the valuation , and the second where the client tells him the valuation is needed because he is about to sell the picture to a friend . |
| 15 | ‘ Why did n't you just tell him the truth ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ 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 ? ’ |
| 17 | But the Woman did not offer him the ear-piece that she and Doyle used . |
| 18 | One or two ugly scenes had occurred between him and Paul Danquah and though they remained friends Minton did not offer him the use of the self-contained flat at the back of the ground floor in his new home . |
| 19 | On the other hand , his tutor would always tell him the truth , and he would never be allowed to hear stories or fairy-tales . |
| 20 | I could not possibly tell him the truth , as that would scare the daylights out of him . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'd willingly give him the belt but he would n't take it . |
| 22 | But if he loves her , she wo n't show him the photograph . ’ |
| 23 | We finally beat him , we did n't beat him the way we wanted , but we won . |
| 24 | We did n't give him the message . |
| 25 | Tonight she would n't give him the chance to do his disappearing act . |
| 26 | I would n't give him the time of day if I could help it . |
| 27 | She would n't give him the satisfaction of showing any further anger or distress . |
| 28 | If she tried to evict him an undignified struggle would only ensue and she would n't give him the satisfaction . |
| 29 | But even as the words echoed in her brain , she knew she would n't voice them , would n't give him the satisfaction of knowing just how childishly he could make her behave . |
| 30 | No , sir , she would n't give him the satisfaction . |