Example sentences of "have give him a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet at the Enterprise Works has given him a full-time job , making components for local firms . |
| 2 | The Amstrad PCW he bought for writing letters when handwriting became too difficult has given him a new interest in life . |
| 3 | The 5ft 6in speedster felt he was persona non grata throughout Dave Stringer 's five years in charge at Carrow Road , but Mike Walker 's arrival in the summer has given him a new lease of life . |
| 4 | Oliver 's experience of returning to Metastasio 's original text has given him a new respect for that most maligned of operatic dramatists . |
| 5 | After paying the price of fame brought by The Godfather and beating the booze Al Capuccino — as he 's known on set — says his three-year-old daughter has given him a new meaning to life . |
| 6 | He has since got used to only having one sighted eye although it has given him a few recurring infections . |
| 7 | The customer must not only know the protections he is giving up ( see ( 2 ) below ) but must also be aware of the effect of giving them up ; ( 2 ) The firm has given him a clear written warning of the private customer protections he will lose ; all the main protections must be listed ( and include , for example , derivatives risk warnings and suitability of advice ) and not just those specified by SFA itself in its guidance . |
| 8 | ‘ He 's run in with more self-belief , ’ he explained , ‘ and that has given him an extra bit of nip to beat the bat . |
| 9 | This unusual hybrid , together with the Scandinavian tag , has given him an obscure appeal in the States , but denies any connection with the Nordic beat : ‘ Things are happening in Sweden now , yes . |
| 10 | Then , if she 'd given him a good time and he was a collaborator , he might not report her . |
| 11 | Yes , oh Rocket , for the first few months I had him , after he was rescued , and he was so protective of me , because I 'd given him a good home and never , never hit him in the face . |
| 12 | Though I wish you 'd given him a different name . |
| 13 | Cheered on by the huge German crowd , who 'd given him a two-minute standing ovation when his record was read out during the knock-up , Becker was devastating in the first set . |
| 14 | Well that , it speak the truth they were given to me by June , who 's very into that sort of thing and prescribed them for Simon and in fact has had to give him a few more now because he 's had his driving test cancelled . |
| 15 | I could have given him a straight rejection , but I suppose that was not in my nature . |
| 16 | I mean , I would have given him a good kick if I 'd do stood along side of him ! |
| 17 | His early acquaintance with Pub ] ius Rutilius Rufus at the school of Panaetius must have given him a first taste of Roman optimates : later he had Pompey and Cicero among his admirers . |
| 18 | ‘ Even before you pointed out his similarity to Clinton , I would have given him a reasonable rating . |
| 19 | Perhaps his teacher should have given him a better word than ‘ tidgy ’ , but they both knew what they meant . |
| 20 | He could scarcely have given him a firmer hint if he had hit him over the head with a mallet . |
| 21 | But Jack did n't know that and , even if he had known , it would only have given him a false feeling of security , because the threat from streptomycin , when it came , was not of a hind that he could have imagined or foreseen . |
| 22 | His mother was a Parr , which may have given him an independent entree into Gloucester 's service , but he could equally well have come to the duke 's attention through the Percy connection . |
| 23 | His mother was a Parr , which may have given him an independent entree into Gloucester 's service , but he could equally well have come to the duke 's attention through the Percy connection . |
| 24 | She would have to give him a certain amount of freedom she supposed , there was not way around that . |
| 25 | Well I do n't , I do n't have to give him a key as long as I let him in , you do n't have to have a key , but he can arrange , he can arrange for me to be there |
| 26 | However , his blazing indignation appears to have given him a nasty dose of alliterative-itis in a NUPE press release condemning the report as ‘ more market madness mirroring the mayhem in the mines ’ . |
| 27 | His attempt to murder her seemed to have given him a new strength in the relationship . |
| 28 | I said , " You 've given him a bloody licence to do it . " |
| 29 | But we 've given him a thorough going over and I 'm sure it 's nothing more serious than a mild concussion . |
| 30 | You 've given him an adverse marking . |