Example sentences of "[noun sg] has [verb] him [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His crime has brought him to the extremity which Marmeladov was telling him about and tasting at the bottom of his own vodka jug in the opening pages of the novel . |
| 2 | One research scientist , a friend of mine said that the setting up of a particularly apt experiment has lead him to a sense of the beautiful . |
| 3 | Although he left no explicit statement of belief , recent scholarship has shown him as a consistent sponsor of reform , both in his local activities and as an intermediary between suitors and the Crown . |
| 4 | His research has taken him through the alpine and arid zones of Australia ; botanical history is one of his many interests , and he specialises in the ‘ Compositae ’ family . |
| 5 | Stephen Thomas says the ordeal has driven him to the brink of suicide . |
| 6 | Just turned forty , Frank is married to his job , his wife has left him for a colleague , and when he encounters the sexually predatory Helen ( Ellen Barkin ) he breaks one of the first rules in the book by falling for a suspect . |
| 7 | Now the Supreme Court has put him on the spot . |
| 8 | Since joining BP as a petroleum engineer in 1974 , his career has kept him on the move . |
| 9 | THE BUCK STOPS HERE : Trevor McDonald 's distinguished career has taken him from a poor , but loving , childhood in Trinidad to being ITN 's first solo anchorman Picture : BILL KENNEDY |
| 10 | The clever Ephron has taken him for a very long ride indeed . |
| 11 | PETER MARSHALL 's double-handed style has carried him to the top of the British rankings , and many observers were looking to this week 's British Open Championship at Wembley Conference Centre to provide proof of his potential at world level . |
| 12 | Only Pears ’ consistency has kept him in the background . ’ |
| 13 | Only Pears ’ consistency has kept him in the background . ’ |
| 14 | The law of Docherty 's life has taken him on a rollercoaster through football management . |
| 15 | But his choice of verse form has condemned him to the weakness which mars all attempts to match the Horatian strophe with the English quatrain — the weakness of expansion . |
| 16 | ‘ Maverick limey has negotiated the hell-fire of the Brain and the almighty trail-boss Midwinter has summoned him for a special assignment . ’ |
| 17 | Peter says that the weekend has left him with a lasting impression of the professionalism of the TA . |
| 18 | So a new ball Lewis This his third chance Stone has found him in the end . |
| 19 | In America , where they have a fondness for creating lists of the greatest ever people , his Plight of English has placed him among the very top writers on the English language . |
| 20 | ‘ His addiction has turned him into a cheat and a liar ’ |
| 21 | But though the jungle morass has gripped him to the knees |