Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [coord] give [pron] " 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 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 .
4 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 .
5 Herbert agreed to pay his passage and give him an allowance until he could find work .
6 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 .
7 I tried to help him with his schedule and give him advice on exam technique .
8 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 .
9 The Aragonese were politely told by Edward ( in January 1283 ) that ‘ we are bound by kinship and by homage to the king of France , nor does it behove us to rebel against him in any way , nor to do anything to arouse his anger nor give him offence ’ .
10 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 .
11 Nothing could shake his calm or give him pause .
12 Could I ask Bauer , I wondered , if he would keep it in his office and give it back to us when he had to leave ?
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