Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] he [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | IAN McCANN cruises the mean streets of Kingston to find out what a crap fist they 're making of the great man 's legacy , and to talk to some of those who helped make him the Third World 's finest musical ambassador . |
| 2 | If she tried to evict him an undignified struggle would only ensue and she would n't give him the satisfaction . |
| 3 | Yet at the Enterprise Works has given him a full-time job , making components for local firms . |
| 4 | The 5ft 6in speedster felt he was persona non grata throughout Dave Stringer 's five years in charge at Carrow Road , but Mike Walker 's arrival in the summer has given him a new lease of life . |
| 5 | Oliver 's experience of returning to Metastasio 's original text has given him a new respect for that most maligned of operatic dramatists . |
| 6 | The Amstrad PCW he bought for writing letters when handwriting became too difficult has given him a new interest in life . |
| 7 | After paying the price of fame brought by The Godfather and beating the booze Al Capuccino — as he 's known on set — says his three-year-old daughter has given him a new meaning to life . |
| 8 | ‘ He 's run in with more self-belief , ’ he explained , ‘ and that has given him an extra bit of nip to beat the bat . |
| 9 | This unusual hybrid , together with the Scandinavian tag , has given him an obscure appeal in the States , but denies any connection with the Nordic beat : ‘ Things are happening in Sweden now , yes . |
| 10 | In fact it was one of Adams 's less-explosive innings which has given him the most pleasure this summer . |
| 11 | But now he 's back on the track chasing the appearance money that has earned him a detached house in the Surrey stockbroker belt of Lightwater . |
| 12 | His bold , unflinching approach to racing has won him a devoted following , especially in his home country . |
| 13 | Someone came to the shop and tried to sell him an old cross with paste stones in it . |
| 14 | His antiquarian temperament has made him a greater snapper-up of unconsidered trifles of archaeology , architecture and literature . |
| 15 | He assumes that becoming rich has made him a better man and that he deserves admiration for it . |
| 16 | In his defence , Souness believes his no-nonsense approach has made him a marked man . |
| 17 | A First Division club — possibly Wakefield Trinity — has made him a tempting offer and Roberts , who played for Wigan in 1987 , is keen to accept . |
| 18 | Andrew 's background has made him a focal point for media interest this week , including an appearance on regional television filmed back at the last working tin mine , at South Crofty , near Redruth . |
| 19 | A lifetime 's devotion to ants has made him the principal authority on the subject . |
| 20 | Cummins has offered him a senior position with the company and the chance to spearhead its attempts to break into the East European engine market . |
| 21 | His two Cabinet portfolios , which would make him the most powerful member of the government after the Prime Minister , were expected to give him a key role in the formulation of the country 's overall foreign policy . |
| 22 | I tried to give him a withering look . |
| 23 | ‘ It amazes me he should now want to kill the goose that has laid him the golden egg . |
| 24 | David Lloyd clubs , all 7 of them — and more to come — are building their reputation on quality of service , something which has allowed him the entrepreneurial satisfaction of seeing his company expand , when others around him are failing , victims of all the British recession . |
| 25 | Because Lysenko , a crackpot geneticist , was the modern pioneer of bending scientific data and bashing professional opponents to suit the reigning political preference — not unlike the EPA administrators who dealt with dioxin contamination by re-writing the reports and intimidating their various authors , Lysenko was so preeminent in this process that common English usage has accorded him an eponymous distinction : ‘ Lysenkoism ’ is now the accepted term for politically enforced manipulation of scientific truth . |
| 26 | I I 'm very grateful to the minister but I want to ask him a straightforward question . |
| 27 | I want to make him an excellent offer for Sleet , one impossible to refuse . |
| 28 | Yes , oh Rocket , for the first few months I had him , after he was rescued , and he was so protective of me , because I 'd given him a good home and never , never hit him in the face . |
| 29 | Then , if she 'd given him a good time and he was a collaborator , he might not report her . |
| 30 | Though I wish you 'd given him a different name . |