Example sentences of "give him [art] good " in BNC.
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| 1 | His kisses and cuddles soothed me , and I stopped crying when he said : ‘ He 's a bad dog , and I 'll give him a good hiding for that . ’ |
| 2 | These are self-report inventories where the testee has the possibility of cheating in that he can respond with an answer which he considers will give him a good score rather than providing a completely truthful one . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'll give him a good wash , and change his socks and shoes , ’ she said . |
| 4 | ‘ That should give him a good laugh . ’ |
| 5 | which would give him a good break really to get a few things done . |
| 6 | The reason for this , I later discovered , is that at yours there is likely to be a selection of friends and relations , one of whom in the course of discussion is bound to say , ‘ Come on , let's give him the best ! ’ and although he or she is very seldom the one who is paying for it , no one likes to appear mean at such a time — an attitude , I might add , of which the undertaker thoroughly approves ! |
| 7 | And then , looking back at the pictures — sharp , full of insight , yet somehow slightly flashy — he wondered whether , indirectly , they did n't give him the best notion he yet had got of Walter Machin himself . |
| 8 | ‘ Take him and give him a good dowsing . ’ |
| 9 | Give him a good toast . |
| 10 | So give him a good clean show suitable for all the family , or you can rest assured you 'll be playing the tavern tonight . |
| 11 | He forgets I can lean forward in this great chair and give him a good whack across the shoulders . |
| 12 | So if you really want to the best for you dog , give him a good rub down . |
| 13 | I … that is I , my wife and my children … we , I , do not like to invite a friend to a party and not give him the best . |
| 14 | And give him the good news . |
| 15 | He could have been paralysed for life … by a toy which been hired to give him a good time . |
| 16 | Corky 's taking an age typing them all in — even slower since I threatened to give him a good lashing ! |
| 17 | In truth , I was just hoping to give him a good game . ’ |
| 18 | In truth , I was just hoping to give him a good game . ’ |
| 19 | Before I left I was able to give him the good news about his friend Donald , one of the officers to whom we had given food and clothes on the banks of the Rovacchia . |
| 20 | Once you are on the course , be positive and give your horse the best chance at each obstacle , by giving him a good approach to each one and plenty of encouragement with the legs ( and voice and whip if need be ) . |
| 21 | The Goblins wait until the enemy are close by , and then push the Fanatic out towards the foe , giving him a good shove to start him off in the right direction . |
| 22 | These plans will be costed , giving him the best possible chance to make an effective case . |
| 23 | By evading him earlier that morning she 'd played into his hands , at the same time both increasing his suspicions and giving him the best part of the day to allay them . |
| 24 | Then , if she 'd given him a good time and he was a collaborator , he might not report her . |
| 25 | They 'd had a good time , it had given him a good holiday , her too . |
| 26 | Yet this season , he 's played all but two matches , and since the ‘ 5 man defence ’ appeared when Batty got injured , the reviews I 've read have even called him a Batty replacement , and given him a good write-up . |
| 27 | Though I enjoyed the book immensely it did seem that to an extent Mayle had used the plot to answer the numerous critics who , riddled by jealousy at the success of his two books ( Toujour Provence was the second ) , have given him a good going over . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | I mean , I would have given him a good kick if I 'd do stood along side of him ! |
| 30 | Perhaps his teacher should have given him a better word than ‘ tidgy ’ , but they both knew what they meant . |