Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] him the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Then he called for the caskets of gold in which was the balsam and the myrrh which the Soldan of Persia had sent him ; and when these were put before him he bade them bring him the golden cup , of which he was wont to drink ; and he took of that balsam and of that myrrh as much as a little spoon-full , and mingled it in the cup with rose-water and drank of it ; and for the seven days which he lived he neither ate nor drank aught else than a little of that myrrh and balsam mingled with water . |
2 | Er I felt , I 've been after Danny for nearly twelve months to come see and not been able to get him on the night I want him the only night he was able , was available was I think it was one night when we had something else on I ca n't remember what it was . |
3 | During his lunch-hour I give him the last orange , a biro and three lollipops , all I can muster , and wish him a happy birthday . |
4 | And I give him the whole book what lists names and numbers and what not . |
5 | So , we toast the railway station and I tell him the only Czech joke I know . |
6 | " Hell buy ten grand 's worth of … ( an electronics company ) , if I tell him the latest profit figures . |
7 | I hand him the agreed fee , in dollars , and for a moment we are suspended , directionless , outside his office . |
8 | At only 18 , Dundas will be seeing things through young and excited eyes and I wish him the best . |
9 | I promise him the same standard of service in my car as that which he would expect to be provided by a Conservative borough , or even a Conservative taxi service operated by myself . |
10 | I know , I see him the other day . |
11 | ‘ He says he 's interested in building up a representative collection of primitive and tribal art , but when we tell him the best place to look is in his own back yard , as it were , he tells us he does n't want Abo art , ’ James said , trying unsuccessfully to pronounce the last two words of his sentence with what he imagined was an Australian accent . |
12 | We wish him the best of luck with this venture and he has promised that he wo n't forget us when he becomes famous ! |
13 | They teach him the dynamic techniques of his art in order that he may be able to apply them , perhaps in a life-or-death predicament , on the streets . |
14 | Jesus Christ and all , and all his fucking disciples and Mohammed and all his fucking disciples and everybody else they love him , they love him the whole bloody thing is what rules the bloody universe . |
15 | They deport him the same day . |
16 | If , by any chance , you have a way of passing on messages to Frank ( via the supporters club maybe ) — Im sure all of us wish him the best … and hope to see him back here at Leeds in a few years so he can be 1st choice . |