Example sentences of "earned [pron] the nickname " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were so pleased with these that they ordered a further six vessels in 1860 of novel long design , with a narrow beam and flat bottom , which earned them the nickname of Bibby 's coffins . |
| 2 | Bainbridge has a lovely village green which was the setting for nothing more remarkable than the fact that I arrived there one day to walk over from Bainbridge to Cam Houses with Tony and Eddie , the landlord from my local pub , only to discover that I 'd left my walking boots back at home in Dentdale and had to do the entire walk in a pair of fur-lined cowboy boots , which earned me the nickname of Roy Rogers for the rest of the week . |
| 3 | And the person who was going to lead them to this golden opportunity was the new driving force who had come to the fore and already earned himself the nickname of ‘ the Eddie Shah of News on Sunday ’ — Chris Walsh . |
| 4 | RONALD REAGAN 'S ability to escape blame for his frequent lapses from even basic competence earned him the nickname ‘ the Teflon President ’ . |
| 5 | William Rees-Davies : Jan 8 , aged 75 : An MP whose habit of sweeping through the Commons corridors in a black cloak earned him the nickname Dracula . |
| 6 | W. G. Collingwood describes one of these men Balthazar Puchberger , ( altered in course of time to Puthparker ) whose shaggy or tousled head earned him the nickname of Towsie . |
| 7 | His unflamboyant political style , his physical appearance , and his representation of a remote North Island rural constituency , earned him the nickname " Potato Head " . |
| 8 | Brown , whose iconoclastic pronouncements and ascetic personal style once earned him the nickname " Governor Moonbeam " , urged the importance of restoring democracy and honesty to the political process . |
| 9 | He was quickly involved in a series of crashes which earned him the nickname |
| 10 | The regular conductor Bruno Walder was taken ill , and Bernstein suffering from a hangover had to take over for a Sunday afternoon concert broadcast on radio across America ; he captivated the audience and the critics , as much with his conducting prowess as with his gyrations on the podium which earned him the nickname ‘ Leaping Lennie ’ . |
| 11 | Her defence , that in providing for the poor she was doing what the HUD was supposed to do , earned her the nickname " Robin HUD " . |