Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] [verb] he the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His cheesecutter hat and Burberry overcoat gave him the look of a working class spiv . |
| 2 | The silver pince-nez gave him the air of a rather unpleasant schoolmaster . |
| 3 | KEITH RAMSEY 'S match-winning shot for Manchester Giants in the 105-104 victory over Sunderland 76ers on Tuesday night made him the toast of the Stretford Sports Centre , particularly as all of their supporters had been confined to the bar . |
| 4 | Being signed by Hampshire as replacement for Andy Roberts just a few months after his Test debut gave him the chance to impress Clive Lloyd in county matches and in 1982 he really came good with 134 wickets , the best season 's haul since the reduction in championship matches in 1969 . |
| 5 | ALEX FERGUSON revealed yesterday how he tried to sign Mick Harford just before the transfer deadline to win him the title last season . |
| 6 | ALEX FERGUSON revealed yesterday how he tried to sign Mick Harford to win him the title last season . |
| 7 | This seems to have been an important period for Williams , for his lecture programme gave him the opportunity to broaden his contacts . |
| 8 | He paid his rent , and Mr Carnford gave him the name of an old servant to look after him . |
| 9 | But can the verification principle give him the right to do this , when those who take a different view from him feel entitled to claim that they are abiding by that principle ? |
| 10 | Born Alfredo James Pacino he is still haunted by memories of growing up on the mean streets of New York 's South Bronx where his street gang pals called him The Actor . |
| 11 | Derek Ferguson gave him the ball and the striker swung in a low cross which invited a diving header . |
| 12 | In 1944 Adolf Hitler awarded him the cross of war merit , first class . |
| 13 | The combination of a broad industrial experience and a close understanding of how the typical mineworker views life gave him the confidence to take on a responsibility which a less courageous man might well have ducked . |
| 14 | When the head of the Commissioners , Sir Malcolm Trustram Eve , who was no man to be trifled with , arrived a few days after the Commissioners approved the expenditure , the butler Alexander showed him the restoration already complete . |
| 15 | Daphne Rye got him the part , Binkie Beaumont was the producer , the play opened at the Lyric , Hammersmith , on April 8th , 1957 . |
| 16 | But it was a surprise when W. E. Gladstone offered him the post of deputy whip , an offer which he decided to accept . |
| 17 | He earned his position by forcing Fox head Steve Roth to give him the lead in the much-touted The Good Son and $8 million in return for doing Home Alone 2 . |
| 18 | The Army List told him the father was dead , the Registrar General that his wife was . |
| 19 | His card message system gave him the freedom to go out alone and hail a taxi , showing the driver the appropriate card for the place he wanted to visit . |
| 20 | The red-and-white skull-cap above the monkey eyes gave him the air of a performing chimpanzee . |
| 21 | Major Hope left him the business when he died ; he 'd lost his only son through drugs , I think , and he more or less adopted my father . |
| 22 | A police inspector showed him the body . |
| 23 | Manager Edward Stein fears the worst after Barnet 's company secretary Stanley Beller warned him the club would be put into liquidation inside 24 hours unless ‘ things are sorted out . ’ |
| 24 | The National Union of Mineworkers and the oil sheikhs denied him the title . |
| 25 | In reply to a Commons question the Defence minister Jonathanj Aitken told him the project would receive ’ very careful scrutiny . ’ |
| 26 | Then the understudy goes through agonies of indecision before the Company Manager gives him the order to get into costume and makeup . |
| 27 | Basil Matthews gave him the opportunity to expand on his vision of the West Indies under the full glare of publicity . |
| 28 | Thus his possession of Barnard Castle gave him the service of Robert Brackenbury , but also the means to reward Richard Ratcliffe . |
| 29 | Thus his possession of Barnard Castle gave him the service of Robert Brackenbury , but also the means to reward Richard Ratcliffe . |
| 30 | The director of elections for SFWP , Gerry Doherty , told the Irish Times that a mining company representative told him the donation was made ‘ to help safeguard democracy and stop tyranny setting in ’ . |