Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] him a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words , he was still developing the characteristics that would eventually make him a character actor . |
| 2 | Adjuring Theda , in the prettiest way , to wait for her here , Miss Merchiston then escorted Mr Quatt to the front door , presumably bidding him a fond farewell in the sickeningly sugary tone she had chosen to adopt towards him . |
| 3 | Natural aptitude and a career in radio , film and television had helped him become an outstanding communicator — a strength chat not only made him a formidable campaigner , but also equipped him for the business of government in the television age . |
| 4 | The couple were taken to police headquarters for questioning where they admitted they had picked up a man on the night of 10 July by the harbour but did not know him and had only given him a lift into town . |
| 5 | I thought it was very unfortunate that Catherine had only given him a daughter , not a son . |
| 6 | Yes , but I 've , I 've only given him a lump figure you see . |
| 7 | After the two pictures for Leone , Van Cleef stayed in Europe to make pale imitations of them and only returned to Hollywood in 1970 for El Condor which unwisely made him a sympathetic character . |
| 8 | Mr Tsongas , a pro-business liberal , argued that to restart the campaign he abandoned three weeks ago for lack of funds would only make him a spoiler . |
| 9 | Killing him would only make him a martyr . |
| 10 | But it is that same obstinacy or , put another way , determination to win , that has not only made him a successful captain , but also into one of the most feared batsmen in the world . |
| 11 | Perhaps you 'd better give him a pop over hurdles tomorrow . ’ |
| 12 | when he gets , when daddy comes home you 'd better give him a big cuddle and ask him |
| 13 | Of all the people in the world to expose her seething mass of fears and insecurities to , Guy Sterne would have been her last choice … yet she 'd told him about Mortimer , she 'd carelessly made him a gift of her virginity , she 'd wildly announced she loved him , and now she was baring her soul over the painful anguish of her mother 's death … |
| 14 | He 'd show her , and even if she did n't appreciate the work it would perhaps give him a moment to think , to recover his poise . |
| 15 | Only cost him a couple of quid . ’ |
| 16 | She 'd only met him a few times , but it had been easy for Julie to see that Ross Wyndham was even more Leo-like than his wife . |
| 17 | Despite this , his marks were high enough to win him a sought after place in the Indian Army . |
| 18 | Also , he is one of the best man-man markers Ive seen … basically give him a job and he 'll do it . |
| 19 | So give him a big hand , please … |
| 20 | So give him a good clean show suitable for all the family , or you can rest assured you 'll be playing the tavern tonight . |
| 21 | The bridge party duly clubbed together to buy him a dinner jacket . |
| 22 | When the householders learned that the completion of the contract marked the start of Ron 's retirement after 35 years , they clubbed together to buy him a carriage clock and bottle of whisky as a thank you gift to remember them by . |
| 23 | Their desire to escape the rain might hurry their attack — not much but enough to give him a small advantage . |
| 24 | I 've only known him a few weeks , after all . ’ |
| 25 | She 'd only known him a few hours yet every cell of her body seemed sensitised to his presence . |
| 26 | They more or less called him a fool when he tried to change back into whatever it was our current whatever it was and if that 's the case erm Hungar Hungarians are holding on to this two thousand pound , it 's surety is n't it ? |
| 27 | O' course , I only knew him a few years after he got married . |
| 28 | I only saw him a few times and he seemed to wander around in no-man 's land half the time doing bugger all . |
| 29 | Mr Steel merely gave him a black labrador puppy . |
| 30 | Her own sleep the light , fragmented pre-waking kind by this time , Maria realised what was happening at once and merely gave him a sleepily complacent smile , pleased to see the disturbance in his eyes as he regarded her suspiciously . |