Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] he a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The vet gave him a strong dose of painkiller , and after waiting in vain for a while to see if the pain eased , she decided to pop back into town to fetch an x-ray machine . |
| 2 | There was just enough slope in the field to give him a decent run , though she felt sure it must be frustrating for someone so skilled to be stuck on what was little better than a nursery area . |
| 3 | The referendum gave him a huge majority : 2773920 votes for and 2452 against the President . |
| 4 | The cyclist gave him a parting kick as he pedalled off . |
| 5 | Seven years later , however , Christien has not only got over the pain but has used the experience to make him a better actor . |
| 6 | This so delighted the King that he asked the University to make him a Doctor of Divinity . |
| 7 | On the aircraft the stewardess brought him a copy of the Tollemarche Advent . |
| 8 | The Association awarded him a medal of honour in 1989 . |
| 9 | The imp gave him a kind but pitying look . |
| 10 | One set was all they needed from the match but coach Tommy Dowens admitted the defeat left him a little flat in spite of the fact his team clinched the title . |
| 11 | The reviewer called him a ‘ Joycean Hell 's Angel ’ who had created from the tawdry San Francisco Tenderloin district ‘ an unnerving and utterly persuasive rendition of hell ’ . |
| 12 | The Proconsul offers him a last-minute reprieve , however , if he will repent and swear by the genius of Caesar . |
| 13 | yeah and er , the , the programme condemned him a bit , basically he he did n't , there was , there was , he did n't seemed to take in a lo , a whole lot evidence from either side , you know , he did , he did , he did n't seemed to handle the case very well , it was sort of more like it just get it over with quickly and forget it sort of thing . |
| 14 | There , a former customer of the plaintiffs gave evidence that he had met the defendant in the street and mentioned to him that he had heard he had set up his own business and wanted the defendant to cut him a suit . |
| 15 | Benedict settled his own needs and the lawyer gave him a draft on Lady Merchiston 's bankers . |
| 16 | In his words , he ‘ sold ’ himself to the Norwich City Football Club , persistently going to the training ground when aged 14 and 15 , until the club offered him an apprentice 's contract . |
| 17 | And it was only after John had given up playing that Palace at last fell out of the 1st Division , so it was only right that in September 1974 the club gave him a richly deserved Testimonial for his magnificent services . |
| 18 | After a time teaching in a Scottish school , Fettes , the degree got him a fellowship in mathematics at his own college of Magdalene ; where he remained the rest of his long life — teaching mathematics , holding various college offices , going every week to Emmanuel Congregational chapel , and becoming after a time one of its deacons or church officers . |
| 19 | The cold cost him an arm and a leg , badly amputated by Würstchen , who had employed a rough-hewn rock to sever nerve , sinew and bone . |
| 20 | The girl gave him an undisclosed amount of cash and he hurried out . |
| 21 | The girl gave him an undisclosed amount of cash and he hurried out . |
| 22 | and er he would n't keep out , so , so in the end the caretaker got him a little chair |
| 23 | By the reign of Queen Victoria the 3rd Marquess was the richest man in England and the Queen made him a duke . |
| 24 | On 8 March 1991 the council sent him a standard form letter in terms reflecting those of sections 64 and 65 . |
| 25 | The specialist gave him a series of injections which did n't exactly help him feel happy . |
| 26 | The guard found him an empty compartment and locked the door . |
| 27 | The overseer gave him a look of grudging admiration . |
| 28 | If the law grants him a defence in these circumstances , then he may have sexual intercourse with her and use violence upon her with impunity . |
| 29 | For the law to grant him a defence in these circumstances would be to grant a licence for sexual exploitation . |
| 30 | He was only eight when Bruce Lee , whose 1973 film Enter the Dragon made him an international star , died mysteriously aged 32 . |