Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] him the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I asked him the differences between the Quechua and the Spanish view of the world .
2 In that last summer before he died I read him the whole of Proust …
3 I sold him the car did n't I ?
4 After a few minutes , he got out and wandered over : ‘ Here , son , give me a shot at that , ’ he said , and I passed him the rod .
5 at Christmas , I got him the beef
6 I got him the Sydney job , ’ she vouchsafed with delicate emphasis .
7 I told him the maps we should need , and he promised to have all the necessary Ordnance map sheets ready .
8 and I told him the ones to see .
9 I told him the love and character evident in that sofa was worth at least £50 .
10 I know my father would raise a terrific stink if I told him the Headmistress had grabbed me by the hair and slung me over the playground fence . ’
11 And she called me later , and said , ‘ Excuse me , but I just talked to Fred and I told him the story , and he 's invited you to tea tomorrow at his house . ’
12 I told him the story of my adventures and about life in England , and he told me about his country and his people .
13 For the rest of the journey I told him the plot of My Fair Lady .
14 I told him the price when he ordered them
15 I told him the history of the charts , my initial idea for a peephole of some sort .
16 I told him the credit authority number .
17 We never run out of conversation , although it knocked the wind out of his sails when I told him the news and he suggested I contact a faith-healer friend of his .
18 I told him the captain was out walking , and the man waited , like a cat waiting for a mouse .
19 At least he knew I told him the truth .
20 Mid-level Immediately I told him the truth about it , ( he relented . )
21 I told him the letter had been posted on to you and it was merely a matter of time before you got it . ’
22 ‘ And I told him the mud in the high street was an absolute disgrace .
23 Simon R. Is your friend Noel O' Connor on the list , or should I send him the stuff another way .
24 Well what I do with Matthew is , I put him the lettuce and tomato and celery in one portion he has er , cottage cheese and coleslaw in the other and
25 Terry Bickers was one of the people that answered , I played him the stuff , and he loved it , so … ’
26 I show him , I show him the way I do it , and go through it with him .
27 ‘ That will get stolen , ’ the minister of health exclaims when I show him the picture of the pressure cooker that is meant to be used as a steriliser in the dispensaries .
28 Okay , if I give him the turtle do you think he 'd
29 if I give him the turtle
30 That form bears the closest inspection and as the six-year-old has settled into his new surroundings at the Marriott Stables I give him the edge over Newton Point , whose cause will not have been helped by the rain .
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