Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] him the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he called for the caskets of gold in which was the balsam and the myrrh which the Soldan of Persia had sent him ; and when these were put before him he bade them bring him the golden cup , of which he was wont to drink ; and he took of that balsam and of that myrrh as much as a little spoon-full , and mingled it in the cup with rose-water and drank of it ; and for the seven days which he lived he neither ate nor drank aught else than a little of that myrrh and balsam mingled with water . |
| 2 | He instructed me to meet him the next day at the Turkman Gate , soon after dawn . |
| 3 | The right hon. and learned Gentleman nodded when I asked him the same question earlier , but he has not said how he will ensure fairness between schools and therefore , no discrimination against students with special needs . |
| 4 | God knows why — I made him the same way I made the rest of you — but there it is . |
| 5 | ‘ I 've known Francisco for years — I met him the first year I came here , when Monte Samana was brand new . ’ |
| 6 | Er I felt , I 've been after Danny for nearly twelve months to come see and not been able to get him on the night I want him the only night he was able , was available was I think it was one night when we had something else on I ca n't remember what it was . |
| 7 | But I told him the best publishers to try — the pink-ohs , you know . |
| 8 | ‘ I told him the first thing he has to do is establish who she is and where she comes from . ’ |
| 9 | And I told him the whole story of our voyage , and the danger we were now in . |
| 10 | Shall I give him the hundred ? |
| 11 | During his lunch-hour I give him the last orange , a biro and three lollipops , all I can muster , and wish him a happy birthday . |
| 12 | And I give him the whole book what lists names and numbers and what not . |
| 13 | I showed him the relevant page of my guide-book . |
| 14 | Yesterday I fed him the bony scraps from my reindeer stew and he is now mine for ever . |
| 15 | I loaned him the other $30 . |
| 16 | So , we toast the railway station and I tell him the only Czech joke I know . |
| 17 | " Hell buy ten grand 's worth of … ( an electronics company ) , if I tell him the latest profit figures . |
| 18 | What do I tell him the next time he asks |
| 19 | er goggle eyes at the Co-op , I saw him the other week |
| 20 | I saw him the other day and he said ah yo , have you , not leaking yet is it from that radiator ? |
| 21 | Clive practised his exercises diligently and , when I saw him the following week , he had mastered the breathing technique — although it still took a great deal of concentration on his part and was not something he did naturally . |
| 22 | I gave him the standard treatment and told him to come back immediately if he did n't get better . ’ |
| 23 | I gave him the same answer I gave you . ’ |
| 24 | The Sheriff asked me the same question and I gave him the same answer as I have you . ’ |
| 25 | I gave him the bad news without preamble . |
| 26 | I hand him the agreed fee , in dollars , and for a moment we are suspended , directionless , outside his office . |
| 27 | At only 18 , Dundas will be seeing things through young and excited eyes and I wish him the best . |
| 28 | I promise him the same standard of service in my car as that which he would expect to be provided by a Conservative borough , or even a Conservative taxi service operated by myself . |
| 29 | I know , I see him the other day . |
| 30 | He said afterwards that he had understood Terry had come out just to allow him to reach his goal , but it was an unfortunate end to a splendid innings , which made him the first English batsman since Barrington in 1967 to score three consecutive centuries in a series . |