Example sentences of "his [noun] give [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He tells everybody his sister gave it to him for Christmas and he does n't really want one , but what with the job and all his meetings it comes in handy . |
| 2 | Well er firstly , he can , even if it 's his money give it to his wife as his partner , and she could then invest the money , and because she 's not paying any tax , er she could get a ten percent return , so she could actually get a thousand pounds on that ten thousand and that would be payable gross . |
| 3 | His arrogance made him virile and masculine , his stubbornness gave him the character to administer his centuries-old responsibilities . |
| 4 | Just how successful Reagan was as governor of California has , not surprisingly , been the subject of dispute , with his supporters exaggerating his achievements and his opponents giving him less than his due . |
| 5 | In his Reith lectures , broadcast in 1991 and now published as a book , he has set aside his snails to give us a glimpse of human evolution through his geneticist 's eye . |
| 6 | As the warrior Solor he possessed neither the exotic glamour of Ruzimatov nor the romantic height of Cope — and a dispassionate viewer would admit that his turban gave him an unfortunately gnome-like appearance . |
| 7 | Instead of wrestling with the imponderables of land and trees and drainage and crops , he was back where his skills gave him a harsh certainty . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | A demand from his bladder gave him a happy idea . |
| 10 | She knew it was ridiculous , but his words gave her a strange little tingle deep inside , and she was forced to smother the smile that kept trying to push its way to her lips . |
| 11 | His words gave her a slight shock as they sent tingles of pleasure through her , but she knew she must not allow them to go to her head , so she pushed them aside as she uttered a light laugh and said , ‘ Me — an angel ? |
| 12 | ( " 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 . |
| 13 | ‘ 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 . |
| 14 | He kept no symbols of his religion to give him away to his comrades . |
| 15 | But even his eyes gave her no answer . |
| 16 | Nevertheless , for all that he 'd been around there was definitely something that was attractive and appealing about him ; only his eyes gave him away , because they could turn cold and introspective while those around him were whooping it up . |
| 17 | His sole gave him a peculiar sensation , realising that it was undone and dragging , made him laugh , in retort , but secretly , inside . |
| 18 | The works of his so-called ‘ pink ’ and ‘ blue ’ periods were being bought by important collectors , and the fact that an established dealer like Vollard was interested in his work gave him additional prestige . |
| 19 | On his first night back , his parents give him a party , to which they invite their circle of middle-class , middle-aged friends . |
| 20 | Last year his parents gave it to me to restore . |
| 21 | Mungo noticed that his window gave him a view of the field and the edge of the forest . |
| 22 | One wonderful story is that he decided against a career in mathematics when his teacher gave him a poor mark in an exam for answering a problem correctly but not using the method taught in class . |
| 23 | The Archdeacon reminded himself that an Archdeacon of ten years ' standing was senior to a residentiary Canon of three , but his reminder gave him , not for the first time , no comfort . |
| 24 | " Forasmuch as it hath pleased Almighty God of his goodness to give you safe deliverance , and to preserve you in the great danger of childbirth ; you shall therefore give hearty thanks unto God … " |
| 25 | Lecture after lecture , accompanied by complaints about the futility of lectures and his reluctance to give them . |
| 26 | His unfairness gave her something else to brood over . |
| 27 | His room gave her a subject . |
| 28 | Yes , Milton manager , Keith Stock celebrated yet another birthday yesterday , and his team gave him something to celebrate with three points at Basement Club , Bishops Cleve this afternoon to see United extend their unbeaten record which stretches back to last October . |
| 29 | His wife gave me a rough idea of what their insurance situation was . |
| 30 | His wife gave him a long level look with no liking in it at all , and Penelope Huntley watched , fascinated . |