Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] him [adj] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I gave him half an hour and then I went for a spin . ’ |
| 2 | She followed him half an hour later , pleased to find him already asleep when she crept into the bedroom . |
| 3 | From Henry James , The Pupil The poor young man hesitated and procrastinated : it cost him such an effort to broach the subject of terms , to speak of money to a person who spoke only of feelings and , as it were , of the aristocracy ( 1 ) . |
| 4 | His voice grated , but he spoke out clearly , perhaps even a little louder than was natural because it cost him such an effort to get it out at all . |
| 5 | It took him half an hour 's fast driving up the autobahn to reach the disaster point . |
| 6 | He eventually gave this one up and left them both threatening the car park attendant , but it took him half an hour to cross the street and ring the bell at No. 3 . |