Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] him an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This must make him an ideal employer for Mrs Brocklebank whom he reckoned to be on the lazy side . |
| 2 | It 'll give him an interesting pixie look for the rest of his life . ’ |
| 3 | " We might call him an old shellback , if you think that 'd go down better , instead of an Ancient Mariner . " |
| 4 | But his ability to avoid any obvious stereotype could make him an attractive candidate for Labour members worried that the leadership election is being orchestrated to Mr Smith 's advantage . |
| 5 | At a meeting of local Serbian leaders in Orašac , in mid February , the thirty-six-year-old Djordje Petrović ( Karadjordje ) was asked to lead the rebellion , although legend has it that he twice refused , excusing himself on the ground that his violent temper would make him an unsuitable leader . |
| 6 | When a man wished to know what a king should be like , his clerical advisers would give him an expurgated account of the careers of King David , King Solomon and King Hezekiah ; if a man aspired to be emperor , he might hear a little about Constantine and Theodosius and other imperial figures of the distant past ; but he would hear above all about Charlemagne . |
| 7 | He made himself as meek as a lamb , hoping perhaps that they would give him an extra morsel of food or some other favour . |