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Nessie000 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
'gain somebody something'?
Hi,
Can we say 'gain somebody something'?
Eg. His exclusively good drinks gain him many customers.
Many thanks,
Nessie.
Can we say 'gain somebody something'?
Eg. His exclusively good drinks gain him many customers.
Many thanks,
Nessie.
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Yes (although 'exclusively good' doesn't make much sense). Perhaps the most common is ' to gain someone the respect of some one else' : But while food has brought him status in the outside world, it fails to gain him the respect of his three grown daughters. His virtues were such as to gain him the respect and esteem of all the Peruvian Indians Will the help of an experienced producer, Julia Sullivan, and the counseling rabbi be enough to gain Vic Morganstein the respect he craves from his peers?
- Yes (although 'exclusively good' doesn't make much sense).
- Perhaps the most common is ' to gain someone the respect of some one else' : But while food has brought him status in the outside world, it fails to gain him the respect of his three grown daughters.
- His virtues were such as to gain him the respect and esteem of all the Peruvian Indians Will the help of an experienced producer, Julia Sullivan, and the counseling rabbi be enough to gain Vic Morganstein the respect he craves from his peers?
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Yes (although 'exclusively good' doesn't make much sense).
Perhaps the most common is 'to gain someone the respect of some one else':
But while food has brought him status in the outside world, it fails to gain him the respect of his three grown daughters.
His virtues were such as to gain him the respect and esteem of all the Peruvian In
Perhaps the most common is 'to gain someone the respect of some one else':
But while food has brought him status in the outside world, it fails to gain him the respect of his three grown daughters.
His virtues were such as to gain him the respect and esteem of all the Peruvian In
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