Example sentences of "[verb] his [noun] [prep] give [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She could still hear the faint murmurs of Tom Russell and his sister talking on the veranda , and it distracted her from the real purpose of this time alone , which was not to go on reliving that moment when his hand had covered her own , but to obediently follow his suggestion of giving herself time to fully think this through . |
| 2 | I was the first person to take him simply as he was , and for that he showed his gratitude by giving me a light kiss on the cheek in the darkened carriage . |
| 3 | Stomach for the fight — McKenzie shows his credentials in giving his colleagues a helping hand in the line-out during the World Cup final . |
| 4 | One such person was John Curran , a producer at ITN , who had already demonstrated his kindness by giving me an answering machine so that I could screen any calls from the press . |
| 5 | The 26-year-old University of Natal graduate , credited his god with giving him the concentration he needed for his marathon . |
| 6 | Anthemius intended to acknowledge his achievements by giving him the title of patricius , but the emperor was himself killed by Gundobad . |
| 7 | He had tried to beat his son into giving him the respect he was unable to feel for himself . |