Example sentences of "[to-vb] him the [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Has the company appeared to escort him the rest of the way ? |
| 3 | He had seen enough terror there to last him the rest of his days . |
| 4 | Although the examiner appointed by the court may submit a report which accompanies the deposition , this is merely intended to give him the opportunity of recording facts , including incidents during the examination ( for example , that the witnesses fainted or rose up and tried to assault cross-examining counsel ) ; the examiner can not indicate his opinion as to the credibility of the witness or his own impressions of the witness 's demeanour . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I decided to give him the name of ‘ Man Friday ’ , because I first saw him on a Friday . |
| 7 | However , she was prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt . |
| 8 | I 'm still prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt because he is a decent manager who knows the ropes and who has been there before . |
| 9 | I 'm , no , I 'm prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt for the moment . |
| 10 | Yes , but particularly with reference to John Major , I think he 's had an amazing honeymoon and people are prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt as you were about his quote treatment of women unquote , and I suspect that the media have been particularly sympathetic and wearing kid gloves with him , and I find that the role of the media is to probe and to pry and |
| 11 | It shuts him up for the time being , and I 'm not going to give him the satisfaction of thinking his insolence cuts any ice with me . |
| 12 | She was n't going to give him the satisfaction of knowing she dared not be alone with him for even a few minutes . |
| 13 | To give him the satisfaction of hearing her agree that she was afraid — |
| 14 | ‘ So how long have you been waiting ? ’ she enquired , refusing to give him the satisfaction of rising to his bait or confirming his accurate character diagnosis . |
| 15 | He allowed himself a small , tight smile as she clenched her teeth and remained staring him full in the face , determined not to give him the satisfaction of accepting his subtle invitation to check his statement . |
| 16 | He took a step towards her as he started to unbutton his shirt , and she forced herself not to give him the satisfaction of moving away . |
| 17 | Robyn had thought much the same on numerous occasions but she was n't about to give him the satisfaction of letting him know that . |
| 18 | From one of the nightclub staff , probably , she decided , refusing to give him the satisfaction of probing further . |
| 19 | He had done a good enough job of getting her to do that already , and she 'd be damned if she was going to give him the satisfaction of letting it happen again . |
| 20 | She clenched her fists , unable to struggle , but determined not to give him the satisfaction of knowing she wanted him . |
| 21 | His left hand , bent with arthritis , curved over a stick on which he leant so heavily as to give him the appearance of physical deformity . |
| 22 | He was so desperate to work again that he begged Columbia Pictures to give him the role of Maggio in From Here to Eternity ( 1953 ) . |
| 23 | By the close of the first day , though , they had lost Broad , and Pat Pocock , going in as nightwatchman , had told the England physiotherapist Bernard Thomas that he had cleaned his teeth and gargled in case Thomas had to give him the kiss of life . |
| 24 | His girlfriend was trying to give him the kiss of life . |
| 25 | If I tell you that Maureen actually had to give him the kiss of life twice when he caught a chill , you 'll appreciate why we went to such lengths to keep him warm . |
| 26 | For the US or Britain to have been the first to recognize Bao Dai would , said Acheson , have been to give him the kiss of death . |
| 27 | Only last year , on the instructions of Luther Reynolds , David had brought the boy out of the mines and begun to teach him the way of business ; Matthew often accompanied him on his rounds , and though he made little attempt to befriend David , the boy worked , and learned , and spent so many hours closeted in the ‘ den ’ with the old man , that Beth was obliged to voice her concern . |
| 28 | One day , to escape heavy rain he wandered into a tavern called the ‘ Spotted Dog ’ which was kept by Joe Parrish , a veteran fighter , who became impressed with the young lad — then aged 16 — and began to teach him the science of the ring . |
| 29 | It would be pointless to teach him the effect of the e-marker if he 's not clear about which symbols represent which sounds . |
| 30 | The lessee was protected , not by a real action , but by a personal action against his lessor , in which he could recover , not the land itself , but only damages to the breach of his landlord 's contract to allow him the use of the land . |