Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adj] [verb] him a " in BNC.
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1 | Bobby 'll be here in a minute , and I want you all to give him a performance that 'll blast him out of his seat ! ’ |
2 | Despite her pleas Raja Pala insisted he would only return her wings if she first bore him a child , whose eyes might always remind him of the world she came from . |
3 | ‘ Our ’ will be missed — we all wish him a very happy retirement . |
4 | Michael Bridges , the scientific journalist who first revealed to the public at large that this project existed — and we all owe him a great debt … ’ |
5 | We all owe him a great debt of gratitude , and we wish him well . |
6 | They each brought him a present — a book about the old Great Northern Railway , a box of American tobacco and a half bottle of his favourite whisky . |