Example sentences of "of [v-ing] him [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Its main ploy for deflecting criticism will be to demonstrate the depth of its respect for the dead man : it is talking of building him a memorial .
2 To bring a level of order and modesty to Fleck 's life Norwich took the unprecedented step of paying him an allowance of only £29 per week and preserving the remainder of his salary to pay off the debts .
3 If he saw Doyle in the pub he 'd slide out of buying him a drink .
4 As a lesson in How to Laugh At Oneself , I 'm thinking of sending him a postcard I have long cherished .
5 Dad often helps folks with their gardens and he is going to ask them to give a donation to Camphill Development Fund instead of giving him a present .
6 What this means is that B should have raised the substance of his Convention claim under any domestic procedure which was capable of giving him a remedy , including any avenues of appeal , unless , according to Commission practice , there were some reason for excusing him from doing so .
7 Mr Ahmet Koc , aged 34 , a Turkish peasant farmer , described to the General Medical Council 's professional conduct committee how a Harley Street doctor had allegedly , under the pretext of giving him a blood test , stolen his kidney to be used in a transplant .
8 ATURKISH peasant farmer wept yesterday as he described how a Harley Street doctor had allegedly , under the pretext of giving him a blood test , ‘ stolen ’ his kidney to be used in a transplant .
9 ATURKISH peasant farmer wept yesterday as he described how a Harley Street doctor had allegedly , under the pretext of giving him a blood test , ‘ stolen ’ his kidney to be used in a transplant .
10 I was thinking , ‘ I bet nobody has thought of giving him a beer . ’
11 But there was nothing she could do about it , short of giving him an explanation for the presence of Richard 's car outside her flat .
12 Obliged to ask parliament for funds for these expeditions and for his other expenses , the King found that , instead of voting him the customs duties for life , as was normal on the monarch s accession , it attempted to impeach Buckingham for corruption and incompetence .
13 He also paid Cranmer the compliment of making him a Penitentiary for England .
14 As she lost the thread entirely , all thought of telling him the work she had done so far went out of her head .
15 He thought she might be on the point of offering him a nip of whisky but she did not go that far .
16 Mr Johnson , of Coningsby Drive , Kidderminster , claimed the company had boasted of the success of using saleswomen and never had any intention of offering him a job because he was a man .
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