Example sentences of "i [verb] him an [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | You know given that life is as it is are you okay and he said yes so I went round the gardens and I came back to him and I had a friend coming for lunch and I thought this is ridiculous , I 'm going to have something to drink and I 'm going to have a meal so I made him an enormous great wad of cheese sandwiches and some apples and a piece of cake and some biscuits and a cup of tea and I went downstairs with the milk and the sugar and cup of tea and all this stuff and I went into the gardens and this poor child he looked very defensively a second time and I said well I thought you might like some breakfast and I wrapped the second lot up so if you 've nothing later on , why not put it in your pocket and eat later in the day and I did n't know whether you took milk or sugar , so I thought I 'd better just ask you and do you know I thought he was going to cry . |
| 2 | There was an elderly man about 80 sitting on a seat , so I showed him an old photograph , and he remembered the lady we were with . |
| 3 | I bought him one Christmas years and oh hey , we were just married and I ordered him an extending ladder from the Co-op |
| 4 | Celtic manager Liam Brady said : ‘ I offered him an improved contract , but the player wants to move south . |
| 5 | ( I gave him an icy look . |
| 6 | ‘ I gave him an even chance , of course . ’ |
| 7 | After half an hour I was still waiting , so I gave him an experimental pull and the hook came back minus the barbel . |
| 8 | I considered him an honest man ; Let's have her in ; He likes his coffee strong . |
| 9 | This letter induced me to pay him an urgent visit , as I was doubtful of getting anything out of the Ministry so soon as that , if at all . |