Example sentences of "[v-ing] him a [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 Fearful of waking him a second time I waited .
2 Pilger had been giving him a hard time .
3 The man had a faint discoloration under one eye — he could n't help speculating whether Dotty had n't been giving him a hard time .
4 I hoped the u s authorities were giving him a hard time .
5 I do n't blame him for falling for you , but do n't you go giving him a hard time just before the race !
6 You 're giving him a tough time , it 's not fair to make it tougher .
7 " Apparently some of the younger fellows in the Owsla have been giving him a thin time — teasing him about his fur , you know , and saying he only got his place because of the Threarah .
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