Example sentences of "[coord] [to-vb] him [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 These somewhat academic findings are not very helpful to the mother whose child has begged her to let him watch a gangster film or to buy him a plastic ‘ death-ray gun ’ for Christmas .
2 How would he manage if someone were to hand him a cup of coffee , or to offer him a biscuit ?
3 Edward undertook to place a force of 600 men at the duke 's disposal and to grant him the earldom of Richmond , to which his family had an ancient claim and which John of Gaunt relinquished for the purpose .
4 I should like , on their behalf , to thank him for all he has done and to wish him every success in his new appointment as Director General of the Electronic Components Industry Federation .
5 The British Museum agreed to get him a permit and to give him a grant , in return for any antiquities he might discover .
6 These documents were intended to set out clearly the basis on which services would be provided to a customer , to inform him of his rights and to give him the opportunity of allowing or prohibiting certain types of transactions such as off-exchange transactions , borrowings on his behalf and illiquid investments .
7 She had entered into the union for her own reasons and she had taken her marriage vows with no thoughts other than to be a dutiful wife to him and to give him the happiness he deserved .
8 cheeky so-and-so and to give him an audition and see what he was like — which I did — and was quite impressed .
9 He urged on me the need to embark on a full-sized book , and to send him a synopsis as soon as possible .
10 It was the custom for the Mayor and Aldermen to receive this money on his behalf and to pay him the amount annually .
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