Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [verb] him [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The growled admission obviously gave him no pleasure , and Gina decided it wiser not to point out that in fact he had n't recalled his generosity until she had prompted his memory ! |
| 2 | The excellence of this machine eventually gave him a monopoly in refrigerated shipping . |
| 3 | Haslam 's exposure to the worldwide business scene nevertheless gives him an extra dimension with which to tackle the British Coal job . |
| 4 | His work quickly gained him a high reputation . |
| 5 | The boy honorably brought him a tin of condensed milk and a tin opener from the kitchen . |
| 6 | It followed therefore that at the time of the accident the brewery still owed him a duty of care under s. 2 OLA 1957 . |
| 7 | Bobby often takes his bike anyway , though when it 's cold or dark , mum usually gives him a lift . |
| 8 | His host had darted across the room presumably to bring him a drink and as he looked around he saw other doors , other lights — so this spectacle which did not shock him nor dismay him but which he did not wish to be a part of , might not be the only play . |
| 9 | However , events take a path of their own and the picture finally brings him the happiness it seemed to promise all along . |
| 10 | During this visit to London , the Jewish community there gave him a gift equivalent to the yearly salary of the congregation 's rabbi , perhaps in the hope that he would stay . |
| 11 | In the Old World , Teclis and his companions arrived at the court of Magnus the Pious , where Teclis 's wise advice and mighty sorcery soon made him an invaluable councillor . |
| 12 | The king also gave him a tomb at Thebes , which as not yet been found . |
| 13 | I suggested to Lord Bonham-Carter that his pedigree inevitably made him a political appointee himself : |
| 14 | For bed a roadside ditch in the summer , a barn or hay-loft in the winter was all he sought , while for food and drink a farmer 's wife never begrudged him the plate of bread and potatoes washed down by a mug of tay . |
| 15 | His Questions au soleil levant received the Grand Prix de Poesie de l'Academie Francaise , but although it awarded him medals , the Academy never granted him the membership that was his life 's ambition . |
| 16 | Garway 's resistance to exclusion perhaps earned him the respect of the government of James II . |
| 17 | Moving to Guildford , Leese 's fanaticism and his willingness to devote all his time and resources to the new movement soon made him the fulcrum of racial nationalist activity in Britain . |
| 18 | Phil was again unlucky with injuries in 1990–91 when a fractured rib in November reduced his contribution to modest proportions , but his distinguished career already assures him a permanent place in the Palace annals . |
| 19 | He had seen enough terror there to last him the rest of his days . |
| 20 | Graham 's father actually gave him the money to buy it from Brixton , after we 'd been there to see it . |
| 21 | Wallace and Deane look like the ideal combination as once they start passing to wallace it makes space for deane to also run into space so give HIM the variety too . |
| 22 | Fair-haired , tall and with a distinctive upright stance , Geoff 's powerful running , strength and cultured style soon made him a firm favourite with Palace fans , who voted him our Player of the Year in his first season . |
| 23 | This eclectic mixture soon wins him a following amongst the rest of the neighbourhood 's equally disturbed teenagers but when one of them takes his exhortations to action a little too far and kills himself , the authorities move in . |
| 24 | Brown , whose iconoclastic pronouncements and ascetic personal style once earned him the nickname " Governor Moonbeam " , urged the importance of restoring democracy and honesty to the political process . |
| 25 | The thought clearly gave him a lot of satisfaction but Maggie was not subdued . |
| 26 | Because he had slowed , the man behind struck him a blow . |
| 27 | He was 32 , at his peak as a cricketer , but life then brought him a series of disappointments . |
| 28 | The importance of being able to reciprocate gifts in kind is also illustrated by case study data from Pahl 's study on household work strategies on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent , in which one man who was long-term unemployed had been helping an uncle to decorate his house , and how the uncle then gave him a large piece of meat . |
| 29 | Young and eager , he was well placed to capture the emergent UK rap scene , and his forthright personality also made him a match for America 's often egoistic rap stars . |
| 30 | The sale also gives him a £49m profit to pay for acquisitions . |