Example sentences of "had [verb] him the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Intelligence Corps instructor who had taught him the trade would have had such a lock open with one twist but Maxim was out of practice and the lock was old and arthritic . |
| 2 | Sean had been bought a replacement knife by Wainfleet and had forgiven him the theft of the first . |
| 3 | It was his mother , Yevdoxia , who without meaning to had given him the idea . |
| 4 | The one Masklin had found in the Store , the one that had given him the idea for driving the Truck . |
| 5 | Her face seemed familiar , but it was some time before he realized that she was the curly-haired bit who had given him the slip some months back . |
| 6 | His colleagues at the NSC , John Lang continued , had given him the nickname ‘ Knight Rider ’ , after the television hero ( ’ one man and his machine , dedicated to the righting of wrongs ’ ) , for his disappearances to confer with the contras . |
| 7 | Lisa had given him the choice of staying with her , or going off but she insisted he decide then as she did n't want him leaving in the middle of it all . |
| 8 | If Schopenhauer had given him the notion of a personal vision of life , Wagner gave him first-hand knowledge of a creative talent and the ambition to emulate its cultural achievements . |
| 9 | It had given him the chance to go on talking to and getting to know children and he was sure he would know if a boy was telling him the truth . |
| 10 | Eleanor had given him the opportunity he had needed . |
| 11 | The Galapagos islands had given him the clue by showing that small populations derived from the same original species could evolve in different directions when separated by a geographical barrier such as the ocean . |
| 12 | She left Philip to his labours , thinking that this time she had given him the money for the materials but none for his labour . |
| 13 | The fan who had given him the pen had had L. M. inscribed on it . |
| 14 | Just before he left , Creed had given him the date . |
| 15 | Ever since the pharmaceutical company for which he worked had given him the vehicle given , thought Henry grimly ) number 47 had been watching over it in a manner that suggested an emotion deeper than motherhood , more desperate than romantic love . |
| 16 | His decisive , no-nonsense manner had given him the reputation of being a good doctor , and this had been only slightly dented by one or two spectacularly wrong diagnoses . |
| 17 | Spain was still deeply divided by the war and the choice of its commemorative dates ( such as " Victory Day " , or 18 July ) for the announcement of important political decisions was a tactic frequently used by Franco , reminding people that it was the outcome of the war that had given him the power to alter the country 's course as he thought fit . |
| 18 | Mitch had given him the number of a guy called Turner . |
| 19 | At this point the GP had felt that she could no longer help him , and she had given him the number of a marital counsellor . |
| 20 | Mrs Wright had given him the key to lock the door but he had n't locked it . |
| 21 | A property millionaire had given him the key to the Mayfair pad where he squired Antonia . |
| 22 | Now Helen , loving and admiring him , had given him the confidence he needed to be happy . |
| 23 | He felt that his experience in the film Hello , Dolly ! had given him the confidence to do Billy , and he remained grateful to Gene Kelly , who had helped him so much during the picture 's making . |
| 24 | It took a long talk from one of the Sisters of Charity to make him realise that God had given him the gift of his voice and he was to use his gift with religion to help these people . |
| 25 | He remembered when Barbara Molland had given him the box . |
| 26 | Scott would bet that he had never worn the snakeskin overcoat Annabel had given him the Christmas before . |
| 27 | And he , Owen , had given him the information ! |
| 28 | Initially Edward had been prepared to augment Gloucester 's landed interest with further grants and had given him the custody and marriage of two local heirs , Henry Marney and William Walgrave . |
| 29 | Initially Edward had been prepared to augment Gloucester 's landed interest with further grants and had given him the custody and marriage of two local heirs , Henry Marney and William Walgrave . |
| 30 | Uncle Walter had given him the photograph . |