Example sentences of "[conj] earn [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it was Spurs ' guile rather than their aggression that earned them a first-half lead when Thomas put Gascoigne through . |
| 2 | DAVID PLATT celebrated his Italian league debut for Juventus yesterday with the goal that earned them a 2-2 draw at Genoa . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'll just call her ‘ gorgeous ’ ’ That earned him a laugh . |
| 4 | And it was this ability to get straight to the point and to turn conventional wisdom on its head that earned him the respect of so many staff and others with whom he regularly had to confront thorny questions of Amnesty strategy and its relations with governments . |
| 5 | Though unsophisticated , many of his patriotic songs have a stirring lilt ; on politics he wrote with indignation , rough good humour , and an effective turn of phrase that earned him the reputation of being one of the best political ballad-writers in the kingdom . |
| 6 | London Scottish sevens coach and former scrum-half Andy Cushing has been helping PORTUGAL in training and , without any doubt , in spite of a temperamental outburst from Pedro Neiva that earned him an early shower and a one-match suspension , it showed . |
| 7 | There are currently nearly ninety Remploy factories up and down the country which employ disabled people in productive work that earns them a reasonable wage . |
| 8 | And earn yourself a few dollars at the same time . ’ |
| 9 | Pourquery displayed a variety of touch shots and moved with great athleticism about the court , to defeat his net rushing opponent 6–4 6–7 6–2 and earn himself an intriguing place in the final against Hunter . |
| 10 | The effect of this is generally to knock the opponent over and earn you a full point . |
| 11 | Tracy Edwards ' story captured the imagination of the world 's media and earned her an MBE , as well as the respect of her doubting colleagues in the male-dominated world of the Whitbread . |
| 12 | But her character became embroiled in one of the show 's least likely relationships — which kept viewers hooked and earned her an extended contract . |
| 13 | My intervention , such as it was , became well known and earned me the enmity of two or three people whose awards had been either altered or struck out . |
| 14 | Triton roamed the shores raping anyone who took his fancy and earned himself the title Sea Satyr . |
| 15 | Alice came to help him , perhaps under the impression it was Alfred or the confusion of the moment , and earned herself a stinging rebuff , thus beginning another altercation . |
| 16 | ‘ And anyone else will say , ’ snapped Auguste , losing patience , and earning himself a warning look from Egbert . |
| 17 | But , along with everyone else , he had a tremendous game and played his part in one of Palace 's best-ever away performances in the old 3rd Division South , helping us to gain a splendid 3–2 victory and earning himself an accolade from Palace Manager , Ronnie Rooke , who said that Jack ‘ came through with flying colours ’ . |
| 18 | They show an African head and the story behind these is that during a battle in the 15th century , when all the Pucci adults were killed , an African slave hid a baby of the family under her garments and fled via an underground passage , thus saving the Pucci line and earning herself a place in the family 's heraldry . |
| 19 | Endless ads have been Green or organic , from the guy who rips his plans up to wreck the countryside and earns himself a beer , to the couple in the deodorant ad who just happen to be frolicking naked in the forest with camouflage make-up . |
| 20 | Ball 's booking after a rash challenge on West Ham 's Stuart Slater , takes him over the 31 penalty point mark and earns him an automatic two-match ban . |