Example sentences of "his [noun sg] give him " in BNC.
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| 1 | His arrogance made him virile and masculine , his stubbornness gave him the character to administer his centuries-old responsibilities . |
| 2 | As the warrior Solor he possessed neither the exotic glamour of Ruzimatov nor the romantic height of Cope — and a dispassionate viewer would admit that his turban gave him an unfortunately gnome-like appearance . |
| 3 | He put the gun sideways in his mouth to give him two free hands and I thought about trying to grab it off him but I thought I 'd probably kill one of us and even if I did n't I was no match for him and he 'd just take it off me again . |
| 4 | A demand from his bladder gave him a happy idea . |
| 5 | ( " Is groundsel nice , mother ? " ) and Hazel , touched to think that he must be dreaming of old days , rolled over on his side to give him room to settle again . |
| 6 | ‘ Bearing in mind that it will be Ian McGeechan 's last game as Scotland coach , it 's a perfect setting for Gavin and his side to give him a fitting send-off , ’ said Best , who will be taking a video of the Murrayfield game back with him and will spend this week poring over it , looking at both the performances of Scotland and potential Lions . |
| 7 | He kept no symbols of his religion to give him away to his comrades . |
| 8 | His sole gave him a peculiar sensation , realising that it was undone and dragging , made him laugh , in retort , but secretly , inside . |
| 9 | The works of his so-called ‘ pink ’ and ‘ blue ’ periods were being bought by important collectors , and the fact that an established dealer like Vollard was interested in his work gave him additional prestige . |
| 10 | Mungo noticed that his window gave him a view of the field and the edge of the forest . |
| 11 | One wonderful story is that he decided against a career in mathematics when his teacher gave him a poor mark in an exam for answering a problem correctly but not using the method taught in class . |
| 12 | The Archdeacon reminded himself that an Archdeacon of ten years ' standing was senior to a residentiary Canon of three , but his reminder gave him , not for the first time , no comfort . |
| 13 | Yes , Milton manager , Keith Stock celebrated yet another birthday yesterday , and his team gave him something to celebrate with three points at Basement Club , Bishops Cleve this afternoon to see United extend their unbeaten record which stretches back to last October . |
| 14 | His wife gave him a long level look with no liking in it at all , and Penelope Huntley watched , fascinated . |
| 15 | His wife gave him a plywood Appalachian dulcimer , bought from Cecil Sharp House in London , where the English Fold Dance and Song Society is based . |
| 16 | His knowledge gave him power over the customers who came in ; they shied away from the jargon that Lewis used and Tim felt that he was acting as an interpreter in a foreign country . |
| 17 | Mayall 's mastery of technical detail and innovation optimized productivity , while the variety of mills under his control gave him the advantages of flexible specialization . |
| 18 | The 24th grand prix win of his career gives him a commanding lead in the world championship . |
| 19 | His victory gives him a 4lbs penalty for the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup at Newbury on November 28 , putting him on 10st 4lbs . |
| 20 | Some months earlier , in the autumn of 1182 , young Henry had once again asked his father to give him a principality , Normandy , so that he could make proper provision for his own knights . |
| 21 | All heads turned as his father gave him such a clip that he landed in the muddy , freshly dug grave behind him . |
| 22 | His father gave him a white convertible Mercedes 300 for his eighteenth birthday . |
| 23 | His father gave him nothing . |
| 24 | Last year his father gave him a new car — a very fast car . |
| 25 | By the time that man gets to Riga he will know his way around the town and every detail of his life from the day his father gave him a light-brown teddy-bear , to the movie show he watched last night . |
| 26 | Timmy was a natural games player and was quick to profit from the tips his father gave him . |
| 27 | That includes a broomhandle type for three months and now an old hickory-shafted one which his father gave him last weekend . |
| 28 | It was his father gave him the idea . |
| 29 | Now , though , his age gave him untold advantages . |
| 30 | Pooley cursed himself for letting his vanity give him away . |