Example sentences of "a [noun] [verb] him a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Annie left him , and then , pregnant , offered herself in order to saddle him with someone else 's child — and this when he had just received a telegram awarding him a scholarship to Oxford . |
| 2 | She went for an hour and a half to give him a hot cooked dinner , which she had prepared in the morning , and to wash up afterwards . |
| 3 | He claimed there was a plot to make him a scapegoat for economic failures . |
| 4 | The fact that he was black and a Tory gave him a value out of proportion to his contribution to the local Party , so he was frequently trotted out at functions , and encouraged to ask questions of visiting speakers . |
| 5 | She asked a footman to get him a brandy , for he was trembling . |
| 6 | MERCY killing doctor Nigel Cox walked free yesterday when a judge gave him a suspended 12-month prison sentence . |
| 7 | A museum paid him a four-figure sum for it . |
| 8 | When he was a young fighter , a doctor had to chase him around a desk to give him a shot , and chaotic mobility to him is at least as important as breathing . |
| 9 | Only the width of a post denied him a sensational late equaliser at Everton in the following round , and Second Division Brighton will greet his return to action with some trepidation in tonight 's second round replay . |
| 10 | A dragonrider handed him a long shape , wrapped in red silk . |
| 11 | After a few days she even left the cubs for a while to give him a reassuring lick . |
| 12 | Harry Enfield discovered opera a few years ago when a friend gave him a disc of highlights from ‘ La Traviata ’ . |
| 13 | He therefore persuaded a friend to procure him a ticket without disclosing his identity . |
| 14 | ‘ I should be mortified if I thought I 'd missed a chance to do him a mischief , but it 'd be a cold day in hell before I 'd make a spectacle of myself in the market place . ’ |
| 15 | Later he agreed with a sub-purchaser to sell him a similar cargo at 19s. per ton . |
| 16 | Later a woman brought him a plate of bacon and eggs and a cup of tea , but said it was no good making a fuss now , it was too late . |
| 17 | I said I understand your busy , I said if you ca n't turn him say , then I will turn him in an hour I ca n't do it before , fine , I said at least I 'm not sitting like a prat telling him a load of rubbish |
| 18 | He may be — indeed is , as I am sure you have gathered — a gentleman , but his being a painter makes him a little — unconventional , shall we say , and it would be entirely improper for you to go to Trelorne alone — ’ |
| 19 | In 1649 the Rump Parliament rejected a motion to make him a full treasurer , but in 1652 he became co-treasurer with an obscure backbench MP , and from 1653 with Richard Deane [ q.v. ] ; they were also joint receivers-general of assessments , and thus responsible for the entire system of direct taxation and military expenditure . |
| 20 | Bracewell , 29 , claimed the directors backed out of a promise to give him a two-year contract by offering him only a 12-month deal to stay . |
| 21 | A solicitor wrote him a letter at the airport , with a copy to the customs authorities , saying that Bella had evidence he was drinking and unfit to have the care of the child , whom he had anyway abducted without written consent . |
| 22 | Such an increase gives him a feeling of career security ; his employer is pleased with his performance , he is unlikely to be made redundant , he decides there is no further need to monitor advertisements for opportunities for career advancement with rival firms and he feels he can now afford to enter the housing market and buy a flat . |