Example sentences of "him a few [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This thought , too , caused him a few moments of depression before it was drowned by feelings of tranquil pleasure . |
| 2 | The sea was such a mess that it took him a few moments to be sure of the reef . |
| 3 | But I thought it would do Roy a power of good to give him a few games at the back as part of his education . ’ |
| 4 | Mauve had given him a few casts of hands and feet to take home and study . |
| 5 | After that I got us on to less dangerous ground , and I gave him a few tit-bits of intelligence , which was probably what he 'd been after . |
| 6 | Crossing to the bed , she put a hand behind Lucien 's head , raised it , and offered him a few sips of water from a rough ceramic bowl . |
| 7 | I just barged up to him a few times during the evening and in the end he said , ‘ Alright then , let's hear you sing ’ and he was impressed . |
| 8 | Inspector Montgomery asks if you would be kind enough to step into the library when you 've finished your coffee , and give him a few minutes of your time . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Mr Cunningham asked if you could spare him a few minutes before leaving the hotel . |
| 10 | Ironically , one of Mr Yeltsin 's critics , Mr Ruslan Khasbulatov , speaker of parliament , might have swung him a few votes by appealing at the start of the session for deputies to behave responsibly , seek compromise and encourage ‘ dialogue , not monologue ’ . |
| 11 | He tries so hard that it seems churlish to deny him a few points for effort . |
| 12 | There do exist two or three letters from Christabel to Hearst — she even sent him a few poems in one , which he kept , fortunately for us . |
| 13 | Joe can swerve a ball , but Fred gives him a few tips on spinning it , too — without picking the seam ! |
| 14 | He might find it useful having an old man like me around to give him a few tips on how to manage horses . ’ |
| 15 | And erm we er I gave him a few tips on what to revise on |
| 16 | She kept a pretty green budgerigar called Peter , who once dropped dead in his cage but came back to life when Nanny gave him a few drops of gin squeezed from a wad of cotton-wool . |
| 17 | During the meeting with him a few months before his death which was recorded in an article published in the London Review , Philip Roth found him as keen as mustard : here was someone who listened , with the intent stillness of a chipmunk . |