Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] he [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 William Temple got him an honouring invitation , as a delegate to the vast ecumenical conference at Edinburgh in 1937 .
2 Nicoll appointed him a fellow of the Shakespeare Institute in 1953 .
3 Colin phoned him up , and er , it it he mentioned , how he was starting up , and he said he might be interested , anyway Colin phoned him a couple of weeks ago to see if he was still interested in .
4 I took Sir Ralph to the top of the stairs into the North Bastion tower but the passageway was so narrow Colebrooke helped him the rest of the way . ’
5 Hoskyns found him the opening — sub-warden of Lincoln Theological College .
6 Spicer told him the news and asked him if he would like a local caddie to be booked .
7 Mr Grover listened carefully as Paddington told him the story .
8 I do n't pay them too much attention cos I 'm busy , but I think Marie shows him the letter she got this morning .
9 Leonard Smithers paid him a salary for producing translations .
10 Corbett threw him a coin , raised his sword , and the beggar scuttled away .
11 Schellenberg handed him the Führer Directive .
12 Foreman agreed to link up with Stafford to give him the chance to attract another League club .
13 Shiona sliced him a look as she took the child to her bosom .
14 Nothing signifies for him , yet he seizes on details with a toneless precision , almost pedantry : when Raskolnikov calls him a gambler he says he is actually a card-sharper .
15 Balliol offered him a fellowship in philosophy but he declined .
16 Linda brought him a book of easy songs .
17 Ken bought him a train ticket , put some cash in his hand and took him to a nearby restaurant
18 Southampton 2 , Manchester City 1 City ripe for Kendall salvation if Swales gives him the time .
19 Afterwards , the people of Haworth gave him a gold watch .
20 Then a businessman asked whether he should buy this and that stock his broker had recommended on the sly , and — after a moment of concentration — Kruger gave him the word to hold off , presumably making a mental note to sweep the market himself .
21 Schellenberg gave him a cigarette .
22 Cotton gave him a glare , and stalked out .
23 It was at last year 's parade that Elham gave him the idea when she said : ‘ I wish I could enjoy what I am experiencing here , but back in my mind there are too many innocent children left with no hopes and no future .
24 But a push on Hoddle denied him the goal .
25 Don Edmonds shot him a warning glance .
26 In the morning , she 'd ask Marie-Christine to take him a note , saying that she 'd had to make other plans .
27 Mum followed them and I too decided to find Frankie to tell him the news after I had cleared away the crocks .
28 Curtis passed him a hand-magnifier .
29 Zen passed him a page of the report .
30 Jane found him a source of constant amusement .
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