Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] him a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Competition could be fierce , as a young Dundee officer discovered when even the influence of the powerful David Scott failed to secure him a place for the voyage of 1801 because |
| 2 | Odd-Knut has given him a hunting knife , and pointed him at the trees . |
| 3 | The Red Cross has given him a Care award backed by the Princess Of Wales . |
| 4 | When tonight those Tory MPs have all voted for the Prime Minister 's motion — for different and often conflicting reasons — the Prime Minister will claim that his motion has given him a mandate for Maastricht , when he stands for nothing at all . |
| 5 | Stephen 's quick thinking has earned him a bravery award in the Care in Crisis competition run by the Red Cross , and the respect of his mother . |
| 6 | This scientific enthusiasm was invaluable during his three years as President of the Royal Geographical Society and it has earned him a place on the National Environmental Research Council . |
| 7 | Welcome back:An aerial stuntman is waiting to find out whether a bungee jump from more than ten thousand feet has earned him a place in the record books . |
| 8 | BRADLEY HUGHES ' victory in the Australian Masters on Sunday has earned him a place in this year 's Johnnie Walker world championship in Jamaica , the organisers said yesterday . |
| 9 | BRADLEY HUGHES ' victory in the Australian Masters on Sunday has earned him a place in this year 's Johnnie Walker world championship in Jamaica , the organisers said yesterday . |
| 10 | Bert 's public-spirited efforts have n't gone unnoticed either — his fastidiousness has won him a thank-you scroll from the Keep Britain Tidy group . |
| 11 | The clash is the climax of 19 years ' hard sweat for Davey , whose battle to turn his puny frame into a superstar hulk has won him a millionaire lifestyle in Tampa , Florida . |
| 12 | ‘ Only that Frank has seen him a number of times coming out of a special house down there . |
| 13 | He tried to sell him a picture . |
| 14 | Mentally it has done him a lot of damage . ’ |
| 15 | In fact , ‘ Damnation Derek ’ is a Christian who believes in ‘ Witnessing ’ and it is this simple , even commendable desire to tell others about God and all things Christian that has earned him his nickname ( 'Damnation' is n't his real name — in case you thought he had very unloving parents ! ) and which has made him a Playground Health Hazard . |
| 16 | It is the influence of Weber 's style which has made him a phenomenon of the 1980s . |
| 17 | But he 's prepared to be judged on the kind of material that has made him a television star . |
| 18 | His uncompromising image and his pursuit of success has made him a figure of unmitigated resentment . |
| 19 | But if the master has made him a bailee of them so as to vest him with exclusive possession , then , like any other bailee of this sort , he has it ; so , too , if goods are delivered to him to hand to his master , he has possession of them until he has done some act which transfers it to his master , e.g . |
| 20 | It has made him a millionaire but 32-year-old Chris would sell it all tomorrow if he could find a buyer . |
| 21 | They sat down together facing each other , her face full of unaccustomed excitement , and then she rose to fetch him a dish to tickle his appetite , six pale gleaming molluscs like oysters , with wedges of lime around them , prettily , and a sprinkling of red pepper over them . |
| 22 | The club was expected to give him a run next week in one of two friendlies against non-League opposition , but last night coach Eddie May said : ‘ He is a good lad but is just a non-starter now . |
| 23 | Assuming he was in trouble , he stopped to give him a lift … but the attacker threatened him with an iron bar and forced him to take tablets which made him unconscious . |
| 24 | I had to try to give him a chance to be independent . |
| 25 | But is there any situations where Abbey Life can overrule the doctor and say , we 're not happy with this , we want to appoint , we want to give him a medical with our own doctor . |
| 26 | Is the Chancellor aware that not so long ago I met a chap in Blackpool who said to me , ’ When you see that Chancellor of the Duchy , tell him that I want to give him a piece of my mind : not only is the poll tax three times higher than the rates , but I have lost my job , my wife has been waiting for an operation for two years , my daughter has lost her maternity grant through this Tory Government and my son has lost his income support — so when you see the chairman of the Tory party , will you tell him that I want to meet him to discuss this matter at the top of the Blackpool Tower ? ’ |
| 27 | He was paid £1,600 for his part in producing a football video nasty and it has cost him a record £20,000 fine . |
| 28 | Now he has a fortnight to worry about whether that incident has cost him a place on either of England 's two winter tours . |
| 29 | Finally , congratulations to our contributing editor , GEOFF DYER , whose book about jazz , But Beautiful , has gained him a Somerset Maugham award . |
| 30 | Llandudno had merely assisted with funding his flight to this country and helped to get him a job in the locality . |