Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] he a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if you 're worried in case anyone in the family has drunk out of a cup her husband used , or sat on the same loo seat or given him a friendly kiss , relax . |
| 2 | We argue about whether everyone has a right that the state protect him from assaults by other citizens , or provide him a decent level of medical care , or guarantee his security from attack by foreign powers . |
| 3 | They may also write letters to Sinterklaas setting out what gifts they would like to receive , or do a drawing or give him a small present . |
| 4 | Aggro is likely to be considered appropriate in situations where opposing fans attempt a territorial invasion of their rivals ' ‘ end ’ ; where one hooligan fan stares at , or adopts a threatening posture towards an opponent , or calls him a demasculatory name , such as ‘ cunt ’ , ‘ wanker ’ , or ‘ poofta ’ . |
| 5 | Over coffee back at the office I tried to pull myself together and sell him a traded option in copper which would , as it turned out , have made him quite a lot of money . |
| 6 | Bolt Head , the gangster who financed and masterminded both the Robocranker project and the computer generated hologram , meets the Robocranker after his defeat and offers him a new body in return for operating one of his machines … |
| 7 | She came down to him and made him a hot drink and felt his forehead which was burning hot and covered in drops of sweat . |
| 8 | Is it my fault if the King has spoilt his son and made him a laughing stock in Europe ? |
| 9 | His extreme empathy coloured his behaviour and made him a heady , if unpredictable companion . |
| 10 | Charles I was equally well disposed towards Salisbury and made him a privy councillor in 1626 . |
| 11 | With Dawson it was his bulk which undoubtedly contributed to his premature death along with his broad , rubber face that became his trademark and made him an ideal pantomime dame in true bawdy music hall tradition . |
| 12 | But his bulk , along with his broad , malleable face , was virtually his trademark and made him an ideal pantomime dame in the finest bawdy music hall tradition . |
| 13 | Yet this season , he 's played all but two matches , and since the ‘ 5 man defence ’ appeared when Batty got injured , the reviews I 've read have even called him a Batty replacement , and given him a good write-up . |
| 14 | I leave at 7.30am and by 8am have checked Skipper over and given him a small handful of feed in his manger ( which seems to keep him happy when other horses are fed and means I do n't have to wait an hour for him to digest a full feed ) . |
| 15 | We would have fished Tony out two or three kilometres down after the water had knocked him around a bit , and given him a dreadful bootful since he was wearing his Lundhags . |
| 16 | In addition , the war years had turned de Gaulle himself into a national leader and given him a unique symbolic identity , and yet had left him an inexperienced politician without an organized or cohesive following . |
| 17 | Such stories would have made a lasting impression on my father and given him an early interest in Abyssinia . |
| 18 | Others said that their driving was risky because friends and , to a lesser extent , the public , police and insurance companies labelled him as ‘ high risk ’ and charged him a high premium , he might as well get his money 's worth . |
| 19 | In 1925 the Post Office , which operated independently or through other licensees outside London , went to the length of installing , for a private subscriber in Eastbourne , a free line to St Andrew 's Church 933 yards away , and charged him an annual rental of £1 17 6d ( £1 8712 ) under a three-year contract . |
| 20 | When the trial began in late February 1710 , huge crowds gathered to escort the doctor back and forth from his lodgings to Westminster Hall , shouting that they wished " God would Bless him and send him a happy deliverance " . |
| 21 | The dragon 's tail whipped around as it passed and caught him a stinging blow across the forehead . |
| 22 | The drummer lashed out at Tom and caught him a glancing blow on the jaw and Tom had to be held back by Ollie to prevent him retaliating . |
| 23 | Unlike Hitler , however , the Americans were anxious for Franco 's consent and found him a reasonable interlocutor . |
| 24 | ‘ We obedience-trained him and found him a new home . |
| 25 | The head waiter , enchanted to see Ricky after three years ' absence , kissed him on both cheeks , enquired after his elbow , and found him a quiet corner . |
| 26 | I have met Mr. Watkin , and found him a lively and stimulating character . |
| 27 | The Sinn Fein man claimed two plain-clothes men approached Mr Fox in Thomas Street , Dungannon on September 2 and promised him a new house if he agreed to work for them . |
| 28 | I patted Armstrong 's stubbly radiator and promised him a good clean-out . |
| 29 | Nick , who had feared a torridly emotional hour or so was relieved by this ; grateful , he had shared half a bottle of brandy with Martin and told him a great deal about the behaviour of adolescents in certain African tribes , a safe subject , and one he was apt to enlarge on when drunk . |
| 30 | Drinking half her cup she put it down , twisted round to face him , her chin resting in her hand , and told him a strange story . |