Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [verb] him [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | East Germany 's ringing endorsement of his plan for speedy German unity makes him the strongest contender to lead the strongest power in non-communist Europe . |
| 2 | It was only when the high priest asked him the direct question : |
| 3 | Down 's handsome appearance , high principles , and genial manner won him a powerful influence over his patients and the real affection of his colleagues . |
| 4 | He has persuaded the French Federation to give him a new consultancy role . |
| 5 | A salesman who makes a large number of sales every day would probably prefer a weekly target to give him a continued sense of achievement . |
| 6 | Quite different from her brother , who was slim where she was rotund , and whose dark hair lent him a certain swarthy , though boyish , kind of good looks . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Only Father Kolbe remained alive until a bored guard gave him a fatal injection of carbolic acid . |
| 9 | This is my 23-month-old granddaughter giving her fond father a real smacker to wish him a happy birthday — they say there 's nothing quite like a baby 's love ! |
| 10 | His role as chief mourner gave him a certain glamour . |
| 11 | Erm so we then moved back towards the doorway erm and then P C requested the persons in the bed to tell him where the light switch was , which a male voice told him the approximate area where the light switch was . |
| 12 | Riven caught Bicker 's eye as he had that afternoon , and the dark man threw him a rueful grin . |
| 13 | The following gem lands him a Fun Fortnight T-Shirt , and just to stop the pair of them falling out , we 'll give Billy a T-shirt too . |
| 14 | The following gem lands him a Fun Fortnight T-Shirt , and just to stop the pair of them falling out , we 'll give Billy a T-shirt too . |
| 15 | 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 ’ . |
| 16 | From 1661 he sat in the Cavalier Parliament for Dorset , and was in opposition under both the administration of Edward Hyde , Earl of Clarendon [ q.v. ] and , after 1667 , the Cabal , in which his local rival , Anthony Ashley Cooper ( later first Earl of Shaftesbury , q.v. ) , held high office ; but his stalwart churchmanship brought him an honorary DCL from his old university in 1665 . |
| 17 | His detached , even , and quite uncontroversial manner makes him a valuable auxiliary of liberal thought . ’ |
| 18 | He wore riding-gear and a bowler , a stick tucked underneath his arm , and his air of unhurried authority gave him a matchless glamour . |
| 19 | Service on many government bodies and on committees as varied as the British Council and the National Theatre gives him a wide range of contacts and a knowledge of the workings of Whitehall . |
| 20 | When Mr Kinnock succeeded Michael Foot in 1983 , the early support of the ASTMS white-collar union gave him a crucial head-start . |
| 21 | His confidence that God 's existence could be demonstrated from the natural world made him a favourite target for those who felt it could only be on the basis of God 's special revelation of Himself that faith could be justified . |
| 22 | Triumphant , he slammed the door and marched off down the corridor to his own cosy rooms , smugly requesting his domestic unit to prepare him a toasted sandwich and hot coffee . |
| 23 | If he is n't , it does n't matter what he knows and he can go over my head any day he likes and make the Assistant Commissioner read him the whole report if he wants to . |
| 24 | He looked up , and the flickering torchlight showed him a vaulted cavern-roof innocent of tooling by men . |
| 25 | His academic background in mechanical and electrical engineering gives him a sound grasp of a broad range of scientific disciplines . |
| 26 | Marco 's father realises that the quick wits developed in the London slums and the boy 's everyday , practical good sense make him a perfect companion ( aide-de-camp , as he likes to be designated ) for the quietly ardent , reflective Marco . |
| 27 | His extrovert personality made him the ideal host at the company 's restaurants . |
| 28 | I decided it was a good time to ask him the final questions about Stapleton and the hound . |
| 29 | He was knighted in 1945 and in 1953 the American Meteorological Association elected him an honorary member . |
| 30 | But here Balboa 's persuasive charm did him no good : a Chief Torecha , leader of a tribe of mountain Caribs , set about defending his lands , and there was a brief and bloody battle which the Spaniards ( hardly surprisingly ) won . |