Example sentences of "i have [verb] him a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Patterson 's eyes flickered as if I 'd given him a straw to grasp , but I pressed on . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | I felt as if I 'd handed him a loaded shotgun and said shoot . ’ |
| 4 | I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for giving way , because I had misunderstood him a bit . |
| 5 | I had to explain him a bit first , because from meeting me you would n't necessarily be able to tell what my best friend was like , and Oliver can get up people 's nostrils . |
| 6 | I had to give him a bloody week ! |
| 7 | I wish I had landed him a facer ! ’ |
| 8 | There was a silence , as if I had asked him a very profound question . |
| 9 | Pedalling up to the office in the mornings , with the bike wheels crunching on the thick white frost , I would arrive with bright red cheeks and breath coming out like steam , and once the Met Officer commented , after I had given him a cheerful , early morning smile , ‘ You do n't know what a difference it makes to your face when you smile ! |
| 10 | I had met him a couple of times , and he had submitted a paper I had written for publication in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society . |
| 11 | I had bought him a musical tie which woke him up from an afternoon nap when he rolled on to it . |
| 12 | Pip 's servant at Barnard 's Inn , whom he nicknames ‘ the Avenger ’ because ‘ after I had made the monster ( out of the refuse of my washerwoman 's family ) and had clothed him with a blue coat , canary waistcoat , white cravat , creamy breeches , and [ top boots ] , I had to find him a little to do and a great deal to eat ; and with both of those horrible requirements he haunted my existence ’ . |
| 13 | And now I 've lost him a second time , and this time for ever ! |
| 14 | Bless you , now you see , now straight away I 've asked him a simple question , he 's given me a simple , straightforward answer |
| 15 | I 've seen him a few times and he 's never made a favourable impression on me ! |
| 16 | ‘ I 've met him a couple of times . |
| 17 | ‘ Yes , I 've met him a few times , ’ she admitted . |
| 18 | I 've given him a couple of garters for his socks . |
| 19 | Of course I 've made him a pie — why should n't I ? |
| 20 | I might find I 've cooked him a dinner and he does n't want it . |
| 21 | Ever since first encountering Gavrilov at the Touraine Music Festival in the mid-1970s , I 've thought him a player of infinite potential , with a technique of which legends are made . |
| 22 | ‘ I 've known him a long time , ’ Maggie said desperately , knowing quite well that she was being taunted and feeling just a little defenceless . |
| 23 | ‘ Yeah , I 've caught him a coupla times . |
| 24 | yes , so I 've giving him a , a cloth to go and rub it with |
| 25 | yeah I 've got a lot of relations , I 've got twenty , twenty seven er grandchildren , that includes the great grandchildren , twenty seven which I have er to get something for all at Christmas it 's a pantomime I 've got stuff here and everywhere sorting out for them , cos my little grandson tonight is coming round to wrap them up for me so I got to mind I have n't , leave his present in the way otherwise he 'll know what he 's got yeah he 's got , I got a tape for him , he wanted a tape called Madness so I 've got him a tape for it so I 've had to put that out the way so he does n't wrap that up , no he comes and does them up for me tonight , and a friend Ian will help him as well , so you know it 's , it 's great really |
| 26 | I 've got him a wax coat . |
| 27 | I 've erm , I 've got him a sagey coloured pair now you 're gon na be a good girl today are n't yeah ? |
| 28 | I 've got Bobby 's I 've got him a tape . |
| 29 | I 've got him a birthday card up there . |
| 30 | Is my right hon. Friend aware that this is the first time that I have asked him a question since his appointment , and I intend to enjoy it ? |