Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] [vb past] him [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Russians denied him the decisive pitched battle on which he had counted . |
| 2 | His self-promotional skills combined with his love of sport and the arts made him a popular choice in his new fields . |
| 3 | ‘ Poor Mangan , ’ Father Poole would sigh , ‘ the street-arabs gave him an awful time — and I was one of them , God forgive me . ’ |
| 4 | It was doubtful whether his preaching saved many souls , but enough of the navvies gave him a polite hearing to satisfy his missionary urges . |
| 5 | Once the superbike race was over McCallen presented himself again for examination and the doctors gave him the all clear for the Regal 600cc race . |
| 6 | The men gave him a small piece of paper . |
| 7 | Suspended from duty , the police gave him an internal trial . |
| 8 | The bookies gave him the tightest odds of any of the outgoing MPs , but he was still two-to-one on to win . |
| 9 | At special stage 20 , the valiant 24-year-old Scot gunned his accelerator as the marshals gave him a five-second countdown . |