Example sentences of "want [to-vb] him a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But is there any situations where Abbey Life can overrule the doctor and say , we 're not happy with this , we want to appoint , we want to give him a medical with our own doctor . |
| 2 | Is the Chancellor aware that not so long ago I met a chap in Blackpool who said to me , ’ When you see that Chancellor of the Duchy , tell him that I want to give him a piece of my mind : not only is the poll tax three times higher than the rates , but I have lost my job , my wife has been waiting for an operation for two years , my daughter has lost her maternity grant through this Tory Government and my son has lost his income support — so when you see the chairman of the Tory party , will you tell him that I want to meet him to discuss this matter at the top of the Blackpool Tower ? ’ |
| 3 | I must have lived , oh , well over ninety-five years , but when I eventually meet God I want to ask him a question which has haunted me all my life . |
| 4 | Steadfastly , she avoided his gaze , not wanting to give him an opportunity for some deflating remark . |
| 5 | ‘ We like to think that the programme is n't in competition with Barry Norman , but we do want to give him a run for his money . ’ |
| 6 | It was almost as if he 'd reached out to clasp her hand in his plea for help , and she knew she 'd wanted to give him a lift . |
| 7 | Cameron wanted to give him a computer , but Alexia prevailed and soon the house was full of twangs and scales again . |
| 8 | We wanted to give him a gift to mark his membership . |
| 9 | Binkie Beaumont , the head of Tennents , was fond of Ken and wanted to give him a star vehicle — his part was bigger than those of Dame Edith and Michael Bryant put together . |
| 10 | He turned up unannounced one day , during a break from a television appearance , with a minder who wanted to give him a taste of real working-class London . |
| 11 | She wanted to hand him a killer , he still wanted to play dogcatcher . |