Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] he [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Natural aptitude and a career in radio , film and television had helped him become an outstanding communicator — a strength chat not only made him a formidable campaigner , but also equipped him for the business of government in the television age . |
| 2 | After the two pictures for Leone , Van Cleef stayed in Europe to make pale imitations of them and only returned to Hollywood in 1970 for El Condor which unwisely made him a sympathetic character . |
| 3 | I only asked him the other day |
| 4 | Mr Steel merely gave him a black labrador puppy . |
| 5 | Fear of being ousted from Edward 's entourage by the king 's Poitevin half-brothers perhaps gave him a personal interest in the political upheaval of 1258 , which began with the half-brothers ' expulsion from England . |
| 6 | I only gave him that much , I only gave him a tiny drop to take , I said it 's medicinal really like my Brandy Port . |
| 7 | How does he know the plate price is high , he did n't make that quite , when I only gave him a total price |
| 8 | seeing it not as a game between two teams but between his team and the opposition , a position which not only gave him a particular involvement , but also particular rights of commentary and criticism on the team , the management and the club . |
| 9 | Fair-haired , tall and with a distinctive upright stance , Geoff 's powerful running , strength and cultured style soon made him a firm favourite with Palace fans , who voted him our Player of the Year in his first season . |
| 10 | The defensive headers of the tall , red-haired Roberts soon made him a familiar figure at Highbury , and he was the first defending centre-half to earn the name ‘ policeman ’ or ‘ stopper ’ . |
| 11 | In the Old World , Teclis and his companions arrived at the court of Magnus the Pious , where Teclis 's wise advice and mighty sorcery soon made him an invaluable councillor . |
| 12 | On the strength of this scanty victory ( 23,000 votes , i.e. 28 per cent of the total number cast ) this largely unknown candidate was now treated by the media as ‘ the front runner ’ and ‘ the man to beat ’ , allowing him to gather the momentum that finally brought him the Democratic nomination . |
| 13 | People generally gave him a wide berth because of the smell he carried with him . |
| 14 | As a result , despite his good looks and affable personality , women scarcely gave him a second glance . |
| 15 | . I just gave him a quick brush tonight . |
| 16 | That just gave him the more confidence . ’ |
| 17 | It hardly made him a frequent visitor , but it gave him a few numbers to ring . |
| 18 | The camera then as always gave him a major problem . |
| 19 | His commitment to the poor and the dispossessed , combined with his mesmerising oratory — a seductive blend of traditional folklore , proverb and responsive litany — rapidly gave him a huge following within the slums of the capital . |
| 20 | He soon became a permanent fixture in our Southern and United League teams and his delicate ball-playing skills rapidly earned him the quaint nickname ‘ Lady ’ , and a special place in the affections of Palace supporters . |
| 21 | ‘ Indeed I always considered him a loyal servant of the crown . ’ |
| 22 | I always considered him a magnificent writer of prose . |
| 23 | His work quickly gained him a high reputation . |
| 24 | His paintings of Spain also made him an apt choice of artist for V. S. Pritchett 's The Spanish Temper ( 1954 ) and for Cedric Salter 's Introducing Spain ( 1953 ) for which he reworked an earlier drawing of Alicante . |
| 25 | The whole system was tainted with a self-destructive weakness , for in striving for absolute standardization , it rejected the individual and automatically branded him a second-class citizen . |
| 26 | If luck was kind to Alan Rough it also paid him a monstrous disservice . |
| 27 | Originally , Jones intimated that he would not be contesting last month 's decision , which also brought him a six-month ban , suspended for three years . |
| 28 | Indeed , it was a precocious interest in Wealden fossils that led to the assembly of a large and valuable collection that was donated in 1884 to the newly opened Natural History Museum in South Kensington , and which gained him not only the title of honorary collector for the museum but also brought him the coveted fellowship of the London Geological Society at the age of twenty-one . |
| 29 | I suggested to Lord Bonham-Carter that his pedigree inevitably made him a political appointee himself : |
| 30 | Amiss made him a deep bow followed by a noiseless , but enthusiastic clapping of hands . |