Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [verb] him [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if you 're worried in case anyone in the family has drunk out of a cup her husband used , or sat on the same loo seat or given him a friendly kiss , relax . |
| 2 | They may also write letters to Sinterklaas setting out what gifts they would like to receive , or do a drawing or give him a small present . |
| 3 | It was an association that made him an appropriate keeper at Loseley of Montague 's imprisoned son-in-law Henry Wriothesley , second Earl of Southampton [ q.v. ] in 1570 . |
| 4 | There have been many doubts that Gazza could n't make a come-back at club level or even contemplate straddling the international scene again with the outrageous talent that made him a folk hero . |
| 5 | But it was working as a computer specialist in the insurance industry that gave him the necessary experience , most notably the motor insurance experience , he needed . |
| 6 | In a world of single parents , almost all of them female , it is the relationship that the young man has with a solid male figure that gives him an edge and keeps him on the straight and narrow . |
| 7 | London Scottish sevens coach and former scrum-half Andy Cushing has been helping PORTUGAL in training and , without any doubt , in spite of a temperamental outburst from Pedro Neiva that earned him an early shower and a one-match suspension , it showed . |
| 8 | Peron needed the union movement for support and , indeed , it was the labour movement who brought him back from exile and won him the presidency . |
| 9 | I opened my eyes and gave him a puzzled look . |
| 10 | I told him all about Marie and showed him the pictures we took in that photo booth . |
| 11 | Bolt Head , the gangster who financed and masterminded both the Robocranker project and the computer generated hologram , meets the Robocranker after his defeat and offers him a new body in return for operating one of his machines … |
| 12 | Knowing of Fothergill 's interest in natural history generally , Collinson invited him to breakfast at Mill Hill and showed him a diversity of William 's drawings . |
| 13 | He waved the clerk to a seat and served him a cup of watered wine . |
| 14 | There was nothing short of taking the chap by the scruff of his neck and showing him the street that would have done the trick . |
| 15 | His purchase of the Kemsley newspaper chain was a step in the overall process of press concentration and gave him a Fleet Street prize , The Sunday Times . |
| 16 | No wonder his chairman , Sam Hammam , has hit the roof and called him a mosquito brain . |
| 17 | Apart from indicating the couch and offering him the wine she had done no more than sit watching him , occasionally rubbing a deep scratch on her arm . |
| 18 | Buddie had been very angry , but everyone else had laughed at Frankie and called him a snivelling cissy . |
| 19 | I slipped into my jogging gear and handed him a sweater to wear . |
| 20 | The British Museum agreed to get him a permit and to give him a grant , in return for any antiquities he might discover . |
| 21 | ‘ Style , ’ she replied , throwing her long fair hair over her shoulders and flashing him the toothpaste smile again . |
| 22 | The father put both hands on his son 's shoulders and pushed him a step or two towards Lucier . |
| 23 | Hamish would take pity upon this sorry figure and give him the duffle-coat to keep himself warm . |
| 24 | having seen Frank playing in our Norwegian ‘ premiership ’ — i can only say : this guy has talent and give him a couple of more years on his neck he will become a real threat to any defence . |
| 25 | Royal Scottish Chief Executive Ian Offor wrote thanking him for his prompt action and sent him a Fortnum and Mason luxury hamper as a token of appreciation . |
| 26 | Their leader grabbed the bridle of Corbett 's horse and asked him a question he could not understand . |
| 27 | Eventually I fell on my knees and called him a fucking bastard , and he just laughed . |
| 28 | She touched her fingers to her lips and blew him a kiss , laughing huskily . |
| 29 | Gerald Baker , a Mandan-Hidatsa Indian who is the park ranger at Fort Union Trading Post in North Dakota , once the ‘ Times Square of the plains ’ , taught Mr Frazier how to use a double-bladed throwing axe and offered him the honour of joining him in a ceremonial sweat bath . |
| 30 | A four-letter word was among his offerings and the official had no alternative but to give him a warning for verbal abuse . |