Example sentences of "[modal v] give him [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he needs an aperient we must give him something which is not too irritating to the alimentary canal , such as castor oil . |
| 2 | ‘ I owe him my life so I must give him my life . |
| 3 | If he is writing down his ideas and expressing his experiences this is a lot and we must give him his due and his head . |
| 4 | Sir Patrick Mayhew and Mr Dick Spring must give him his answer tomorrow , in terms that everyone can understand . |
| 5 | He sang in the words of the aria that she should give him her hand and put his out to her , but she pretended not to understand . |
| 6 | it was ever so good because I gave him fi , the doctor said , you know I should give him you know , eat just before five o'clock and you go |
| 7 | Hmm , a spell in the reserves may give him his confidence back , that 's if he scores . |
| 8 | Boys , as well , are quite popular and if you like one especially , you might give him your painting ! |
| 9 | he 's bound to get an earache er , this morning because ma er , Andrew 's gon na give him one and if Nigel and er and Steve see him , they 'll give him one because their outstanding invoice . |
| 10 | It 'll give him something new to think about . ’ |
| 11 | The expression of one 's meaning by saying something which is the direct opposite of tone 's thoughts , to make one 's remarks forceful : If that robber gets 10 years this time , that 'll give him something to laugh at ! |
| 12 | I 'll give him I 'll give him something to get a good sleep . |
| 13 | I thought I 'll give him something to talk about at the garage . |
| 14 | He 'll give him a greater measure of liberty even so , if Harry 'll give his parole , but Harry 'll give him nothing short of a dagger . |
| 15 | I 'll give him whatever I do . |
| 16 | Rowden is a fine school and it 'll give him plenty of sports and develop a side of him which could never see the light of day in Ireland . |
| 17 | He picks himself up and declares about Fedka , later in the novel , ‘ I suffered for ten years on his account , more than he suffered as a soldier , and — and I 'll give him my purse . ’ |
| 18 | Beckoning over a young man , whose look of boredom miraculously changed to one of interest when he saw Ellie , the receptionist gave a wry smile before instructing , ‘ If you 'll give him your car keys , he 'll park it for you and take your luggage up to your room — and do n't give him more than your car keys , ’ she added with friendly warning . |
| 19 | Tell him I 'll give him anything he wants but I must have time . ’ |
| 20 | so he says I 'll give him it after . |
| 21 | I 'll give him I 'll give him something to get a good sleep . |
| 22 | I 'll give him I 'll give him one of mine . |
| 23 | well I , I 'll give him his due old er who is it ? |
| 24 | By June he had tried seven different prospective designers without finding one who could give him what he wanted , but was emphatic that he could not work at a distance with Hanns or other Johannesburg artists , ‘ so that 's that ’ . |
| 25 | He thought this kind of work could give him what he most valued , independence and freedom to think . |
| 26 | Well , perhaps she could give him something to think about . |
| 27 | But it is the horse who was third the day before who could give him his biggest win , matching Omerta 's success in the National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham in 1986 . |
| 28 | Next day I decided , if the old gentleman could n't find this book , we 'd give him one . |
| 29 | His wife answered and told me that he was out on a call but she 'd give him my message . |
| 30 | But if I were you I 'd give him his wife back and find yourself someone more suitable . |