Example sentences of "[noun] give he " in BNC.
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1 | Strapped for cash , he hurried inside and bartered for sex by handing over the silver watch given him by his sick father . |
2 | I agree with it and , for the reasons given him , I , too , would allow the appeal . |
3 | During the two shorts months that it took to draft the White Paper , opposition could be quelled , using the new powers and wholehearted support given him by the Prime Minister . |
4 | The Minotaur was finally slain by Theseus , who found his way out of the labyrinth by trailing a skein of thread given him by the king 's daughter , ARIADNE . |
5 | The archbishop of Besançon was summoned through the bishop of Langres ( an intentional slight ) for allowing papal messengers to be captured ; the bishop of Speyer on the same grounds and also for sending one messenger to the gallows ; the archbishop of Tarentaise for crowning Philip ; and the bishop of Passau , who had probably been the draughtsman of the Staufen protest , had a long series of charges brought against him — he had not delivered two million marks to the king of Hungary , he had not paid back the money given him by Richard I for his release — indeed , his crimes were so great , the letter said , that he could have been punished without trial . |
6 | On 26 March , back in Chicago , Coleman applied for a US passport in the name of Thomas J. Leavy , using the birth certificate given him by the CIA in 1982 and the documents issued in Washington . |
7 | Part of the confusion came from the unworthy pleasure given him by the prospect of holding onto his ward a little longer . |
8 | But the eyes give him away : sometimes they are all-seeing , giving the impression that he is quietly dissecting one 's soul . |
9 | His Etonian vowels give him a peculiar aural resemblance to Brian Johnston of Test Match Special ( imagine Johnners talking about what an axe can do to the flesh and you will have some idea of just how disorienting this is ) . |
10 | Early in life he went from school to school , sometimes half across Europe ; then he looked for patronage to give him a livelihood . |
11 | He kept no symbols of his religion to give him away to his comrades . |
12 | The result was that after two years out of racing , Niki asked Ron Dennis to give him a private test — mainly to assure himself that he had not lost his skill and that he could face the new world of FI wing cars , quicker and much more road-adhering than the old generation . |
13 | Foreman agreed to link up with Stafford to give him the chance to attract another League club . |
14 | A new Quality Performance system was set up for the person rowing the boat to give him more incentive to work harder and become a key performer . |
15 | ( " 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 . |
16 | He wore a flat , battered cap on his head , pushed to one side to give him a jaunty air . |
17 | ‘ 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 . |
18 | Her eyes darted back to his and she studied him before parting her lips to give him his answer . |
19 | 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 . |
20 | Alyssia opened her mouth to give him a piece of her mind at this further show of arrogance — in fact , to give him the sack , because his mere presence here implied that he was working for her father , and so , in an indirect manner , for herself — but he did n't allow her the chance . |
21 | I will give you a quick tour from the air , ’ he added just as she opened her mouth to give him a caustic reply . |
22 | She opened her mouth to give him a blistering answer , then closed it abruptly . |
23 | Riled by the peremptory note of command in his voice , Rory opened her mouth to give him a scathing reply , but just in time caught the sideways glance slid her way by Candy and bit her tongue . |
24 | Henry was so infuriated by the childlike look of loss on his face he had half a mind to give him some . |
25 | He is on course to secure a clear majority among the union block votes in Labour 's electoral college to give him a clear advantage in the battle to succeed Mr Kinnock . |
26 | Oddly , if the P M risks giving him one in the next reshuffle , it might be a sign that his own confidence is returning . |
27 | Tolonen was getting to his feet , one of the guards giving him a hand . |
28 | He may also have obtained from Popes Leo III and Paschal I privileges giving him control of all the monasteries he had acquired . |
29 | Ellen gave him her sweetest smile , the one calculated to provoke cardiac arrest in a sworn celibate . |
30 | An ambulance gave him his last race to Paso Robles Hospital . |