Example sentences of "be [verb] him [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Fred Barnes was a brick-faced , middle-aged man whose starched white collar seemed to be causing him an obstruction in breathing . |
| 2 | It seemed to be testing him the whole time . |
| 3 | He told her he missed her and his family , and that the prince his brother would shortly be paying him a visit . |
| 4 | A long-term , good investment would be to give him a separate building in which to tell the tale of twentieth-century art before the twentieth century is quite at an end . |
| 5 | We shall certainly be giving him the ball at every opportunity . |
| 6 | looked around and said well he said looked at me said er well cos he was just about to g throw a wobbly and say , well surely the sales department should be dealing with this , should be should be giving him the information and he he just turned round and gave the aforementioned quote and I just sort of went yes it is . |
| 7 | If a thief steals it , you could be giving him an open invitation to your home ! |
| 8 | I honestly do not think my child is encouraged in any way , possibly because his life is short … to take charge of his life and I think this might be giving him an unspoken message that you do n't count . |
| 9 | So far as I can see , we 'd be doing him a favour . ’ |
| 10 | I may , of course , be doing him a massive injustice . |
| 11 | But sometimes it is disturbing to mothers , so if you feel uncomfortable about it you can try giving him a toy to hold while he 's on the toilet seat ’ ; and in general : ‘ If you take it easy in caring for your baby , you will be doing him a great service . ’ |
| 12 | That way you 'll be doing him a favour . " |
| 13 | You 'll be doing him a favour , she 'd thought , and so as he wandered past the kitchen on a mid-afternoon stroll she crept up behind him and grabbed him by the neck . |
| 14 | And I justified a liaison by telling myself that Simon was far too young to get tied down and that , by taking you off his hands , I 'd be doing him a favour , ’ he said , his tone dry . |
| 15 | Yes , towards — we 're getting back towards our original man in the graveyard — yes , I mean I 'd like to say that you 're saying particularly to Reverend Flatman what should he or his parishioners be doing to help this man — it 's not as easy as saying that somebody individually should be offering him a room in their house because his problems are far more manifold and deep seated than that . |