Example sentences of "[noun sg] gave him an " in BNC.
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| 1 | The girl gave him an undisclosed amount of cash and he hurried out . |
| 2 | The girl gave him an undisclosed amount of cash and he hurried out . |
| 3 | The dragging breath and the bullet holes at front and back gave him an easy diagnosis . |
| 4 | Pleading poverty , he sought charity from local shopkeepers , and a butcher gave him an enormous turkey , which might actually have been a small emu . |
| 5 | It was argued on behalf of the Minister that the legislation gave him an unfettered discretion as to whether to refer or not . |
| 6 | They had some good meals together , and when John left , the man gave him an inscribed copy of the lithograph being used as poster for his exhibition . |
| 7 | Players who visited him during his final days in the Walton Centre gave him an Everton shirt which was later buried with him . |
| 8 | As the warrior Solor he possessed neither the exotic glamour of Ruzimatov nor the romantic height of Cope — and a dispassionate viewer would admit that his turban gave him an unfortunately gnome-like appearance . |
| 9 | Small , belligerent , Robic was one of those cyclists who look like a boxer and his slight build gave him an advantage in the mountains . |
| 10 | His tousled hair gave him an appealingly boyish appearance , and Robbie found herself aching to smooth it for him , to run her fingers over the dark stubble on his cheeks . |
| 11 | It was he who lent Hardy the money to go to Paris : he who decided to take Hardy 's hopeful acting career under his wing and get him an audition with ‘ my father ’ down at the Cardiff studios , where Philip 's radio play gave him an entree . |
| 12 | The overall four-match title , run on section points , went to Steve Cooper ( Anglers Choice ) for the second year as three wins plus a runner-up placing gave him an outstanding victory accruing 39 points from a maximum 40 . |
| 13 | The doctor gave him an anti-tetanus injection to which the plaintiff was allergic . |
| 14 | But Mr Clinton still warned his supporters against over-confidence as a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll gave him an eight point lead over Bush . |
| 15 | He was not a tall man , but something about his confidence and reputation gave him an impressive stature . |
| 16 | His occupation as a City merchant and his great interest in horticulture gave him an advantageous position amongst a wide circle of friends , both at home and abroad . |