Example sentences of "his [noun sg] and give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They make up his hope and give him his strength . |
| 2 | He gave Sandison the address and asked him to do three things : check that Maidstone was all right , check that he still had his money and give him back his hat . |
| 3 | Clive ran a hand through his hair and gave me his wide-boy grin . |
| 4 | I do not remember much about my father — just odd memories , like when he would lift me up on his horse and give me a ride . |
| 5 | An ex-IBMer on a British Rail sleeper recently complained he could put his VISA card into a machine somewhere 35,000 feet up , and put his computer in-bleeper to the phone mouthpiece , and it would automatically dial up his E-mail and give him his messages . |
| 6 | Gradually he removed his concentration and gave it to me . |
| 7 | When a boy arrived at Eton he was allocated to a " classical tutor " who oversaw his work and gave him special tuition . |
| 8 | Herbert agreed to pay his passage and give him an allowance until he could find work . |
| 9 | When they had gone , Cramer used the phone in the garage to put through a call to Sir Harry Marriott at his home and give him the news — the phone was more secure than a police radio band . |
| 10 | He did n't go to Mass , but it was said that the priests came down to him once a month and heard his confession and gave him Holy Communion . |
| 11 | He straightens up his mac and gives me a real serious look . |
| 12 | Having dismissed the Cabinet on Jan. 8 , the President on Jan. 21 , 1990 , reappointed the Prime Minister to his post and gave him the responsibility for bringing together a new ministerial team [ see p. 37174 ] , which was announced on Feb. 15 and sworn in on Feb. 17 [ see p. 37240 ] . |
| 13 | He blew his nose and gave his behind a scratch as we picked our way through the lush undergrowth . |
| 14 | She asks Bill his name and gives hers : Alice . |
| 15 | I tried to help him with his schedule and give him advice on exam technique . |
| 16 | Uncle Mick reached across his wife and gave him a heavy slap on the knee . |
| 17 | William smiled at his wife and gave her a large wink . |
| 18 | He turned his head and gave me a direct look . |
| 19 | The first gave him a degree of control over appointment to benefices in the Church ; the second referred certain cases to his court and gave him certain prerogative powers . |
| 20 | Mr. Occhi got into the taxi , took £1 out of his wallet and gave it to the appellant who then , the wallet being still open , took a further £6 out of it . |
| 21 | He never mentioned Nordhausen or the involvement of the Russians , but knew that if he could commit the British Secret Service , it would keep the CIA off his back and give him the time he needed . |
| 22 | He promptly re-employed Bobby as his assistant and gave him money in advance so that Hunt could , in turn , pay a nominal rent . |
| 23 | ‘ Here you are then , ’ said the boy , taking the wire-cutters out of his pocket and giving them to Philip . |
| 24 | In this case police officers saw the defendant take a flick knife from his pocket and give it to a friend to inspect before returning it to his pocket . |
| 25 | He searched in his pocket and gave her a box of England 's Glory . |
| 26 | And he took the medals out of his pocket and gave them to him . |
| 27 | He pulled a Marathon out of his pocket and gave it to Philip . |
| 28 | Lee took it out of his pocket and gave it to Philip . |
| 29 | He took some money from his pocket and gave it to the taxi driver . |
| 30 | Very slowly and carefully , Carl took it out of his pocket and gave it to him . |