Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [verb] him a " 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 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | I opened my eyes and gave him a puzzled look . |
| 8 | 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 … |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | He waved the clerk to a seat and served him a cup of watered wine . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | No wonder his chairman , Sam Hammam , has hit the roof and called him a mosquito brain . |
| 13 | Buddie had been very angry , but everyone else had laughed at Frankie and called him a snivelling cissy . |
| 14 | I slipped into my jogging gear and handed him a sweater to wear . |
| 15 | The British Museum agreed to get him a permit and to give him a grant , in return for any antiquities he might discover . |
| 16 | The father put both hands on his son 's shoulders and pushed him a step or two towards Lucier . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Their leader grabbed the bridle of Corbett 's horse and asked him a question he could not understand . |
| 20 | Eventually I fell on my knees and called him a fucking bastard , and he just laughed . |
| 21 | She touched her fingers to her lips and blew him a kiss , laughing huskily . |
| 22 | A four-letter word was among his offerings and the official had no alternative but to give him a warning for verbal abuse . |
| 23 | She had no alternative but to tell him a series of absolute whoppers , as her younger brother , Rob , would have said . |
| 24 | During Worswick 's time there , Harwell — as part of the AEA — made the transition to a trading fund ( effectively a nationalised company rather than a government department ) , an experience that taught him a great deal about finance . |
| 25 | But it was n't his deeds that made him a Christian , it was his trust in Jesus Christ . |
| 26 | Edward , thinking with relief that he could leave them to it now , began to withdraw , clutching the bottles that gave him a certain exemption , free to come and go . |
| 27 | He looked back at Kim and gave him a small bow . |
| 28 | At the last moment , when the engine blew steam , she let down the window and handed him an envelope addressed to St Ives ; she looked at him with the eyes of one waking from a dangerous dream . |
| 29 | She pressed her nose to the window and gave him a wave . |
| 30 | It was not until about a year later , when I became the High Master of Warboys , that I took him into Warboys and made him a sort of Staff pilot flying Oxford aircraft on special navigational training exercises ; this was something that I could physically check and I do not know why it is , and I am not being clever now , I just accepted the evidence he gave me of this phoney flying . |