Example sentences of "him a good [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean you could use group investments , I mean what you did with the investment trusts gives him a better spread , |
| 2 | We have shown him a better way of making the savings he requires next year , and we will be happy to work with him — and with the consumer groups — to find ways of improving the value obtained for the money spent on legal aid in the future . |
| 3 | He assumes that becoming rich has made him a better man and that he deserves admiration for it . |
| 4 | Perhaps his teacher should have given him a better word than ‘ tidgy ’ , but they both knew what they meant . |
| 5 | Unlike the Beggar , the friend does return once , looks over Hoccleve 's work ( a translation from the Gesta Romanorum ) , and goes home to fetch him a better copy , including the moralising of the tale which Hoccleve 's copy lacks , and which he immediately begins to translate . |
| 6 | Seven years later , however , Christien has not only got over the pain but has used the experience to make him a better actor . |
| 7 | As Gloucester 's power grew , it made him a better lord for the affinity as a whole . |
| 8 | As Gloucester 's power grew , it made him a better lord for the affinity as a whole . |
| 9 | If Whizzo had been any good Jazz could have transferred but Biddy , having given Whizzo the thumbs down , had found him a good home with a nervous lady in the suburbs and he was no longer available . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . ’ |
| 12 | I mean , I would have given him a good kick if I 'd do stood along side of him ! |
| 13 | Give him a good toast . |
| 14 | 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 ) . |
| 15 | ‘ All I can say , Chris , is that he took Harley on because he knew he could get him a good contract . ’ |
| 16 | But we 've had a very very well we 've still got him a good treasurer . |
| 17 | Corky 's taking an age typing them all in — even slower since I threatened to give him a good lashing ! |
| 18 | ‘ That should give him a good laugh . ’ |
| 19 | For him a good audit is an asset . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Leonora escorted him up the massive oak staircase to his room at the back , wished him a good night 's sleep and walked slowly back along the landing . |
| 22 | This time , at the bedroom doors , the man waxed a little more bold when Mariot wished him a good night 's sleep . |
| 23 | They 'd had a good time , it had given him a good holiday , her too . |
| 24 | ‘ And you would make him a good wife . ’ |
| 25 | She would make him a good wife , ’ he added wistfully , looking into his own bleak future . |
| 26 | And this way he gets him a good life . |
| 27 | ‘ He 's very sharp , and it took him a good while to accustom himself to the flowers , the boards , the judge 's car , or the judge 's box and all the rest of it . |
| 28 | If she sprang up and gave him a good shaking , every bit of public sympathy would be on his side . |
| 29 | This makes him a good friend . |
| 30 | Enraged by his presumption , she longed to land him a good smack on the face , famous actor or no famous actor , but he had her arms pinned to her sides , and his strength was far greater than hers . |