Example sentences of "give [pers pn] [prep] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | Uncle Walter had given them to him , Philip . |
| 2 | But once I 'd given them to him I never saw them again so I imagine he must have burnt them . |
| 3 | He told her things she had not known about him — good things , acts of generosity — it came out that it was he who had got Simon on to my pictures , the Douanier and the Gris ; he had practically given them to him . |
| 4 | ‘ I wanted to give them to his wife but she is n't here so I 've given them to him instead , ’ she said . |
| 5 | If I can give them to him , then perhaps he will leave you out of all this . |
| 6 | She had bought some cigarettes for John and was wondering when she could give them to him . |
| 7 | I said I would give them to him only if he later gave me his weapon . |
| 8 | They 're gon na give them to him . |
| 9 | Well while you 're there you can give them to him ca n't you ? |
| 10 | There was the public humiliation of being dropped from the side ; the autocratic style of managers , who were themselves as afraid and insecure as their players ; the refusal to let good players use their natural talent to play , forcing them through repetitive training ‘ systems ’ and naïve ‘ game plans ’ ; the petty jealousies of the players , their hierarchies , and childish pranks ; the fear of the new signing , who has to be included at the expense of an old friend ; the view of a match from ‘ the inside ’ when you know a team-mate does not want the ball but wants it to look as if you will not give it to him . |
| 11 | ‘ Then why do n't you just give it to him ? ’ |
| 12 | Benn said : ‘ I thought they 'd give it to him or a draw or some rubbish like that . |
| 13 | If someone wants to have a go I 'll give it to him . |
| 14 | Often I could only afford a small steak and kidney pie and I 'd give it to him , or a chop . |
| 15 | For if the student can retrieve an item by dialling a number , he still has to discover what number , and to conceptualize how he might arrive at the correct answer that would give it to him . |
| 16 | He wanted a whipping ; she 'd give it to him . |
| 17 | You can give it to him when I ’ m dead . ’ |
| 18 | Into Lucy 's keeping , so she could give it to him and with it , he could challenge the system that had tormented him and millions of the innocent . |
| 19 | He reached out for the book , but before Melissa could give it to him , Gebrec snatched it from her . |
| 20 | ‘ Well , ’ the boy said , ‘ he was working up on the roof , so I could n't give it to him . |
| 21 | Did you give it to him ? ’ |
| 22 | My current owner , it said , is in need of succour and assistance ; why not give it to him , so you and me can go off somewhere and enjoy ourselves ? |
| 23 | People buy in three different modes , visual and audible or a connective touchy , feel mode , if he wants to be touchy feeling you give it to him . |
| 24 | and he says no I , I reckon I had a word with our Margaret she said no it do n't matter , but if that 's gon na be the case I 'd rather give it to him back , I mean I 've got it |
| 25 | I 'll give it to him back then |
| 26 | Yeah , but he 's not in today so I ca n't give it to him . |
| 27 | Still have n't seen him I wan na give it to him . |
| 28 | Yeah , I 'm gon na give it to him . |
| 29 | Now you 're all witnesses incidentally , I owe this man a ticket for the concert , I 'll give it to him tomorrow |
| 30 | Mum could n't read anyway but she always seemed to know when Auntie Nellie wrote and Dad made it my job to hide these letters and give them to him when Mum was out of the way . |