Example sentences of "to give he " in BNC.

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1 I wanted to give him supper but he said he would take sandwiches up to his room and get on with his work .
2 James 's face had reddened with confusion but he managed to give him a nod which said ‘ Go on . ’
3 I thought how nice he was and decided to give him a treat and sit on his lap .
4 Originally , Geoff Huffer , Ile De Nisky 's trainer , felt his colt was immature and was going to give him just one more run before putting him away for an ambitious campaign next year .
5 He turned up unannounced one day , during a break from a television appearance , with a minder who wanted to give him a taste of real working-class London .
6 It was , alas , only too derivative , but given its auteur 's antecedents everyone was prepared to give him a second chance .
7 Yesterday , Clark improved his average with a tie-breaking , two-run single in the eighth inning — and a record 13th hit of the series — to give him a .650 average in the play-offs .
8 If so , it was good to give him experience as a bishop as soon as possible .
9 Ideally , all that needs to be said can be said in an hour , and if you think the journalist is genuinely interested in your work , try to give him or her as much time as required — it is appreciated .
10 Maggie was ready to give him the glory , to return to him and stay with him forever .
11 Jack Pertwee was getting married in the morning and the Kingsmarkham and District Darts Club were in the Dragon to give him what George Carter called a send-off .
12 She told me how much food to give him every day , and to be sure to leave the window open a bit so he could get into the garden and do his business .
13 Jane persuaded volunteers to give him food and attention .
14 Mr Field believes he would win easily , and once returned to the Commons would ask the parliamentary party to give him back the Labour whip .
15 Hardly had Muawad been elected than they detected signs that the Syrians were less than eager to give him the support he needed to impose his authority on the whole country .
16 Hardly had Muawad been elected than they detected signs that the Syrians were less than eager to give him the support he needed to impose his authority on the whole country .
17 You have got to give him credit .
18 Readers will soon discern , on page 42 if not earlier , that in the personality of Quisling they are faced with a thundering , breathtaking , unsurpassable bore : ‘ He lacked a sense of humour to give him balance . ’
19 cheeky so-and-so and to give him an audition and see what he was like — which I did — and was quite impressed .
20 ‘ But I 'll need some support if I am to give him the service he wants .
21 Democrats are hence navigating , as one of them put it , between the Scylla of not wishing to undercut Mr Bush 's diplomacy and the Charybdis of not wishing to give him a blank cheque .
22 Mr Breeden does not want Congress to give him new law — and subject his agency to the crossfire of vested interests that this would involve — until the courts have tested whether existing law is sufficient .
23 With few exceptions the only thing that Common Law can do is to give him money compensation .
24 Further , the employment of an agent may be such as to give him an authority to contract on behalf of his principal generally with regard to a wider or narrower class of affairs ; and as between the principal and third parties such authority can not be limited by restrictions imposed by the principal , but not known to third parties .
25 Other methods can be used if it is desired to give him only an equitable interest in the land .
26 By the close of the first day , though , they had lost Broad , and Pat Pocock , going in as nightwatchman , had told the England physiotherapist Bernard Thomas that he had cleaned his teeth and gargled in case Thomas had to give him the kiss of life .
27 With his splendid physique and proud , noble head his presence is such as to give him an instant advantage over any bowler , and he has rarely failed to put that advantage to use ; spinners in particular have suffered at his hands , but when he decides that he wants to score runs it is virtually impossible to bowl to him .
28 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 .
29 He needed it to give him security , because he had none within himself .
30 They 'd relented , his Mum and Dad , and they were going to give him a parrot for Easter .
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