Example sentences of "[subord] they [vb past] him the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not feel happy when they told him the result . |
| 2 | When they assured him the deposits were in order , he assumed it was a payment due from a former employer . |
| 3 | FORMER Goon Harry Secombe , who has had a second home in Majorca for the past 15 years , reckoned he had finally been accepted by the locals when they gave him the Spanish name El Gordo . |
| 4 | The Government must have thought that he was worth the money when they gave him the job and they must value his advice . |
| 5 | When they gave him the MBE ( some said it should have been the Croix de Guerre ) for services to the Party , the club committee charged 10p a pint all day . |