Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] he [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Faldo took his 1992 winnings to a world record £1.5m , while Norman 's only consolation was that the £190,234 runner's-up cheque made him the first player in history to breech the $10 million barrier in career earnings .
2 His dribbly nose , crooked teeth and cheeky Cockney accent made him an obvious classroom victim .
3 Although Daniel 's dark skin offers him the same protection as a mild sunscreen , it 's not enough to block all the sun 's harmful UV rays .
4 He told Johnson that Warburton ( the combative English divine and man of letters , whose generally controversial national presence made him a common topic of Johnsonian conversation ) had a close relationship with an unnamed ‘ eminent printer ’ .
5 Eleven years later the World Federation of the Deaf at the seventh Congress in Washington awarded him an International Solidarity Merit Award , and Gallaudet College , taking advantage of his presence made him the first recipient of a medallion for " outstanding international service to the deaf " , which he received at a special convention attended by the Vice-President of the United States .
6 If she were interested in such a campaign , she could perhaps use as the model for it our own dear Speaker , whose radiant health and youthfulness make him the perfect epitome of a diet based on vegetarianism .
7 Landor 's want of training and his impatience to press on with all speed made him an unreliable surveyor , and there were those who impugned the veracity of his hair-raising escapes ; but in energy and resourcefulness , in courage and power of endurance , he was the equal of any of the previous generation of great explorers .
8 The Proconsul offers him a last-minute reprieve , however , if he will repent and swear by the genius of Caesar .
9 He was immediately dispatched to the scene , where his energy , intelligence and presence of mind made him the chief decision-taker in the first days after the explosion of reactor number four .
10 It was only when the high priest asked him the direct question :
11 ‘ Pete 's brother-in-law built him a massive speaker cabinet with 12 speakers in it .
12 The club paid him the princely sum of £8 , a fee that has not risen much over the years according to some of Celtic 's more dour stars .
13 He wore a flat , battered cap on his head , pushed to one side to give him a jaunty air .
14 I will give you a quick tour from the air , ’ he added just as she opened her mouth to give him a caustic reply .
15 Riled by the peremptory note of command in his voice , Rory opened her mouth to give him a scathing reply , but just in time caught the sideways glance slid her way by Candy and bit her tongue .
16 She opened her mouth to give him a blistering answer , then closed it abruptly .
17 He is on course to secure a clear majority among the union block votes in Labour 's electoral college to give him a clear advantage in the battle to succeed Mr Kinnock .
18 His regular drawing practice gave him a solid understanding of the structure of the human head and hands , and he is unique amongst 18th century British painters for his custom of making detailed preparatory drawings for his portraits .
19 A demand from his bladder gave him a happy idea .
20 His sole gave him a peculiar sensation , realising that it was undone and dragging , made him laugh , in retort , but secretly , inside .
21 He was knighted in 1945 and in 1953 the American Meteorological Association elected him an honorary member .
22 So it was a stroke of luck when a friend scrapping an old Volvo car gave him a complete system to fit to his tractor .
23 That is why , no matter what the last-minute mediators may say , there is a danger that their aim will be interpreted not as an effort to secure Mr Hussein 's compliance with demands that have somehow escaped his attention , but as an attempt to offer him an easy way out .
24 Lack of sleep , food bolted too quickly , the heat and the night jogging gave him a dark-eyed expression of endurance .
25 One set was all they needed from the match but coach Tommy Dowens admitted the defeat left him a little flat in spite of the fact his team clinched the title .
26 His increasing climbing experience plus his renowned strength and stamina made him an obvious choice for the first New Zealand expedition to the Himalaya in 1951 .
27 He was only eight when Bruce Lee , whose 1973 film Enter the Dragon made him an international star , died mysteriously aged 32 .
28 and er he would n't keep out , so , so in the end the caretaker got him a little chair
29 The guard found him an empty compartment and locked the door .
30 When the judge told him the only sentence he could pass was that of life imprisonment , Meehan said loudly and clearly , ‘ I want to say this , sir .
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