Example sentences of "[conj] [noun prp] [vb past] him the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was at last year 's parade that Elham gave him the idea when she said : ‘ I wish I could enjoy what I am experiencing here , but back in my mind there are too many innocent children left with no hopes and no future . |
| 2 | It was said that Gertrude gave him the final result . |
| 3 | After all , days before the invasion surprised President Bush , his ambassador , presumably not speaking just for herself , told Saddam in so many words that Washington gave him the green light on Kuwait . |
| 4 | It was such a desultory question that Ruth gave him the filthiest look she could muster . |
| 5 | Adam lost his spiritual purity through eating the forbidden fruit , so God gave him the opportunity to reinstate himself partially through immersion in the original water which came from Eden . |
| 6 | He flitted about on this machine ( which obsessed him ) wearing a helmet and goggles so that Gabriel called him The Invisible Man . |
| 7 | I have a hunch that Hilary read him the riot act . ’ |
| 8 | He took out his wallet and Reynolds gave him the parcel . |
| 9 | He handed the sheet back and Horowitz showed him the piece of paper with the registration number of Tweed 's Mercedes . |
| 10 | One paper , on the causes of climatic changes during geological history , caught the attention of geologists and Geikie offered him the post as manager of the new office in Edinburgh . |
| 11 | Ezekiel was bold enough to long for this too , and God gave him the marvellous vision of the valley of the dry bones ( chapter 37 ) as an assurance that the longed-for day would indeed come . |
| 12 | Morris , the Gloucester left wing , did not move to cover Swift as he sprinted across again from the right wing , so Swift was left with such a clear overlap when Guscott and Fallon gave him the ball that he was able to score unopposed . |
| 13 | Nor would he learn anything from the journal unless Meg gave him the key to it ; for the cypher was a special one , transforming itself constantly page by page as the journal progressed . |
| 14 | He had gained a sense of humour , or perhaps of irony , since Blanche questioned him the first time . |
| 15 | He listened while Gabriel told him the day 's events . |
| 16 | Mr Grover listened carefully as Paddington told him the story . |
| 17 | ‘ I do n't see what difference it makes , people 's ages , ’ he said when Carrie told him the girls in her class thought this odd . |
| 18 | I was pleased to see his grin varnish when Mala gave him the vicious edge of her tongue for ignoring the Ardakkean request for discretion , causing the FedPol squad to visit Vadinamia . |
| 19 | On the drive back to London , Quinn was silent as Sam told him the outcome of her trip to Washington and the decision of the White House to let him have his head so long as she went with him . |
| 20 | He showed no surprise when Blanche told him the number plate of the car was false , and Nowak emphasised he did not want the police to press charges if the driver was found . |
| 21 | He had been working at the Council depot as an attendant when Joe offered him the job , and he had been very pleased to make the change . |
| 22 | He was fading away ‘ like the old soldier in the ballad , an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty . ’ |
| 23 | The truth of the matter is that Picasso was almost certainly aware of tribal art when Matisse showed him the piece which he admired , but that he was still not taking it very seriously and only ‘ discovered ’ it for himself during his now legendary visit to the Trocadero . |
| 24 | Leo had chuckled when Barbara told him the story of Hubert 's conversion . |
| 25 | The expression on Hurley 's face when George told him the news was reward enough in itself , but there was an altogether different reaction from the DIA when Coleman reported in about El-Jorr and his key role as the DEA CI fronting for Eurame . |
| 26 | Munro sat at his desk in the Haston Place flat and listened intently as Carter gave him the gist of his conversation with Vargas . |
| 27 | Tyndale was nervous , and , when Vaughan offered him the King 's promise of safety if he returned to England , he expressed his fear that the promise might be broken on the persuasion of the clergy , who would affirm that promises made with heretics need not be kept . |
| 28 | Roirbak experienced a moment of panic , sure it was one of Penumbra 's staff , arrived too soon before he could work anything out , when Mellissa informed him the visitor was Leila Saatchi . |
| 29 | More controversy followed when Leeds showed him the door following an incident at a North Wales training camp . |