Example sentences of "given to him by " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Editor is grateful for the help that was given to him by catering personnel at MOD Stanmore who supplied the photographs and RAF Uxbridge . |
| 2 | Callinicos appears to think that he can detect ‘ aesthetic merit ’ from the position given to him by his politics ; politics , writ large , as embodying an ethics and a philosophy , is the active force . |
| 3 | State of the Art , David advertises ‘ Stylophone ’ , originally given to him by Marc Bolan |
| 4 | He was living with his third wife , the ice goddess Veronica , in an LA mansion , surrounded by the gifts of a lifetime — a six-foot , hand-carved tiger given to him by Deng Xiaoping , a robe given to him by Elvis Presley . |
| 5 | He was living with his third wife , the ice goddess Veronica , in an LA mansion , surrounded by the gifts of a lifetime — a six-foot , hand-carved tiger given to him by Deng Xiaoping , a robe given to him by Elvis Presley . |
| 6 | The Rev H.P. Wright , who was a chaplain in the Crimea , always carried in his breast-pocket a prayer-book given to him by a devout family nurse . |
| 7 | Among the apostles Peter held a generally recognized position of leadership : the gospel tradition preserves explicit commissions given to him by Jesus ( Matt. 16 : 16–18 ; Luke 22 : 31–2 ; John 21 : 16–17 ) , and his prominent role is conceded in the Pauline letters . |
| 8 | He confessed he had never read this one , given to him by a Parisian admirer . |
| 9 | Instead he pulled off his green boxer shorts , given to him by Maisie last Christmas , and farted in what he hoped was a reasonably light-hearted way . |
| 10 | The board was supposed to have been given to him by his uncle , an Hawaiian prince . |
| 11 | If the person handling the matter seems to be relying on information given to him by others , it is worth pressing for full and frank disclosure of what they have said and for sight of any written statements or other relevant documents that may have been prepared . |
| 12 | He claimed he had not signed the document properly because , it having been given to him by a ‘ gentleman ’ , he was too nervous to do so . |
| 13 | The oranges were given to him by Mr. Singleton of Houghton 's … he realised in Supt. Learmont 's office that the people he received them from might not have the right to give them . |
| 14 | Omero knew exactly what she meant as he had broken a tooth as a result of eating rock given to him by visitors at Easter , and sometimes it really hurts . |
| 15 | He could fill a car-boot after any show with bumph given to him by exhibitors , none of whom ever seemed to ponder the consequences of encouraging copycat technology . |
| 16 | A brother , Thomas Piper , is known to Burns enthusiasts as ‘ Spunkie Tammie ’ , a name given to him by the poet after the two men met in Maybole in 1786 . |
| 17 | He knew the way vaguely from the journey the night before and the careful directions given to him by the Prior . |
| 18 | This was a tip given to him by an extremely well-known Test player . |
| 19 | Patrick was again experimenting with balance , deliberately trying to build a construction that would over-balance ( a word given to him by the teacher during their earlier discussions ) . |
| 20 | Incidentally , the comedian Des O'Connor owns a guitar which was given to him by Holly , while Buddy was on tour in the UK . |
| 21 | the ‘ evidence ’ comes from the subject himself and is not given to him by another person . |
| 22 | The reassurance given to him by staff |
| 23 | The youngster , from Saltaire , West Yorks , was devastated when his toys and treasured mementoes given to him by Michael Jackson went up in flames . |
| 24 | Slightly confusingly named Utsly-Gtsly , this model is one of many Nakamura creations made up from sketches given to him by flat-proud clients with 200,000 yen to spend |
| 25 | Then he found a book for her , one of a dozen given to him by George Singleton from a clear-out of Victorian titles . |
| 26 | World War Two German aviation seems to be the theme of this month 's Collectair as a letter from Lorenz Rasse of Livermore , California , brings news of a fine metal model of an Me.262 given to him by former pilot Franz Kulp of III/JG7 . |
| 27 | Cam endures in a hostile frame of mind a voyage carrying cargo to the Caribbean , resenting the work given to him by the mate , indulging in futile practical jokes against him which are coldly ignored and doing his work with sullen reluctance . |
| 28 | It was here that items of the Emperor 's clothing and the superb diamond necklace which had been given to him by the Princess Borghese [ his sister , Pauline ] as well as the Landau which had escaped the Moscow disaster in 1813 ( sic ) were taken . ’ |
| 29 | At the Hodge Holes it was " baggin time " ( a Northern word for lunch break ) and this was very fitting because Bill , who is a pedigree Bitzer ( bits'er this , bits'er that ) , rejoices in the name of Bilbo Baggins , a name given to him by my daughters on the day he was bought from the dogs ' home . |
| 30 | His racquets — there are many — are transported in a bulging bag described with a crocodile , given to him by Michel Piccoli . |