Example sentences of "[noun] and [vb base] him [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hamish would take pity upon this sorry figure and give him the duffle-coat to keep himself warm . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | When Batty comes back , why not preserve the current formation and make him the fifth defender , seeing as Speed seems to revel in the central midfield . |
| 4 | Herbert agreed to pay his passage and give him an allowance until he could find work . |
| 5 | I 'll have to wait until Bluebeard 's in a mellow mood and tell him the truth . |
| 6 | When they had gone , Cramer used the phone in the garage to put through a call to Sir Harry Marriott at his home and give him the news — the phone was more secure than a police radio band . |
| 7 | By itself it does n't prove a thing , but it 's my way of getting them to take me to Strathspeld for the funeral ; I can look McDunn in the eye and tell him the truth and he knows it 's the truth and he 'll take me . |
| 8 | I heard Mick unzip the tent he shared with Paddy and hand him the tea . |
| 9 | It was he who lent Hardy the money to go to Paris : he who decided to take Hardy 's hopeful acting career under his wing and get him an audition with ‘ my father ’ down at the Cardiff studios , where Philip 's radio play gave him an entree . |
| 10 | If an adviser proposes to comment adversely upon the work of an individual teacher at a meeting he should inform the teacher and give him an opportunity to reply . |
| 11 | Up to the age of 39 he was one of that sad , nervous and obscure clan of people who scraped a living as a barrister while waiting for a distant relative to die and leave him an independent income . |
| 12 | " Not yet ; let's get a sup of tea into the lad and ask him a few questions . |
| 13 | After a large crusade the Jeffreys would appoint a leader and give him the task of planting a new church with the fruits of the crusade . |
| 14 | office place and give him a bag of plaster and tell him to plaster there for a day either that or send him up |
| 15 | Then you take out the little plastic box from your jacket and show him the syringe needle . |
| 16 | He never mentioned Nordhausen or the involvement of the Russians , but knew that if he could commit the British Secret Service , it would keep the CIA off his back and give him the time he needed . |
| 17 | He forgets I can lean forward in this great chair and give him a good whack across the shoulders . |
| 18 | It was more a family , really , than a deputation , excluding the Bishop , of course : Aethelric of Durham , whom the monks had wanted to disown after that business eight years ago , until he had had to go to Siward and slip him a bit of St Cuthbert 's best to get him reinstated . |
| 19 | We got the dog and give him a couple of rope ends in his mouth and he take them across the ice . |
| 20 | Something of the atmosphere in Roxie Farmer 's house seemed to go home with Coffin and give him a restless night . |
| 21 | So you will walk into that store and give him the haughtiest stare you are capable of — and you can do it , ’ he promised . |
| 22 | None of them knows for sure if the controlling shareholder , the French government , will keep him on or , in the Gallic equivalent of the kick upstairs , say thank-you and raise him a grade in the Legion d'Honneur . |
| 23 | As he followed the path that led towards it between bare-branched shrubs and sturdy evergreens , he fancied for a moment that he would come upon Morpurgo and find him a replica of himself , some doppelgänger of Dysart 's devising planted here in England whilst he had been banished to Rhodes . |
| 24 | In fact , there have been many discussions caused by Johnny — and his girlfriend who seems to do very little other than build up her tan on a beach and send him the odd letter in a bottle . |
| 25 | ‘ I wonder if I can send Dick my love and wish him a speedy recovery through Guitarist … ? ’ asked Clem . |
| 26 | Will the Chancellor have a word with his Chief Secretary and tell him the facts of life , which are that the burden of taxation is much higher than it was in 1970 when the Labour party was in office ? |
| 27 | Could I have his telephone number and give him a ring ? |
| 28 | If you remember , yesterday afternoon , after the funeral , Francis asked me to lock the studio and bring him the key . |
| 29 | Should she do a U-turn and sell him the house ? she wondered . |
| 30 | Well no just screaming at the top of his voice , our Ben had to bring him down in the end and give him a drink and start again , even then I had to stay with him until he went to sleep |