Example sentences of "[Wh det] [verb] him the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is still smarting after Tuesday 's controversial umpire call , which cost him the race against Kanza , Koch 's other boat . |
| 2 | Thanks to proper medical care , the infection was cured , but he needed a convalescence of four weeks under medical guidance , a time which cost him the part of Timmy Cleary that he craved . |
| 3 | He is firmly established in the half back line , which allows him the luxury of being able to press forward in support of his attacking colleagues . |
| 4 | He receives what are called letters of administration , which give him the title to the property ; even where there is a will , but no executor is appointed , there must be a grant of letters of administration cum testamento annexo , ‘ with the will attached ’ . |
| 5 | Perhaps he had hit a patch of false going which caused him to lose his action , or had a fleeting muscular spasm which lost him the use of his hind legs — something like Bryan Marshall had reported after a couple of his races earlier in the season . |
| 6 | Through his association with the customs , which earned him the title of ‘ customer ’ , Smith entered the realms of government finance and court patronage and politics . |
| 7 | That kitten grew rapidly into a sleek handsome cat with a boisterous nature which earned him the name of Buster . |
| 8 | Sparke published forty-two of Prynne 's works , including Histrio-mastix ( 1633 ) , which earned him the antagonism of William Laud [ q.v. ] |
| 9 | Fabbio did his homework among the downsizing-bent corporates which gave him the idea for Dazel : exploit the need for managing information in the network environment and give them instantaneous links to fax , printers , voice and E-mail . |
| 10 | To him , they were something of an adventure , a small knock at the system which gave him the illusion of individual importance . |
| 11 | At first Mussolini was the senior partner , a position which gave him the feeling of power he clearly relished . |
| 12 | He was wearing a homburg and his face was swarthy , thickly browed and with a thin moustache , which gave him the appearance of a continental . |
| 13 | With his accountant 's help he eventually moved his accounts to the Midland , which gave him the overdraft on reasonable terms , but he is critical of the way banks look at small businesses , believing that many only look at the business sector rather than at the person running a particular business . |
| 14 | Yet Erhard 's honest , calm , and fair-minded character reflected a lack of political acumen and an inability to wield authority which won him the nickname of ‘ the Rubber Lion ’ . |
| 15 | An archaeologist who has transformed the way people think about his area of study ; a communicator who can make an enthralling TV programme ; a lover of contemporary art who has persuaded the Fellows of his Cambridge college at least to tolerate biannual sculpture shows ( one of which involved digging up the hallowed lawns ) ; and now , since his peerage which gives him the forum of Britain 's Upper House , a politician , with strong views on how to preserve the world 's history as encapsulated in its archaeology : Colin Renfrew at fifty-five has an enviable career and range of interests . |
| 16 | Graham Taylor 's stand-in captain even missed an 89th-minute penalty , which denied him the place in the history books that his brilliant individual display deserved . |
| 17 | I closed the gap , but he had gained at the start and that is what gave him the advantage at the finish . |