Example sentences of "have [vb pp] him a [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His antiquarian temperament has made him a greater snapper-up of unconsidered trifles of archaeology , architecture and literature . |
| 2 | He assumes that becoming rich has made him a better man and that he deserves admiration for it . |
| 3 | Perhaps his teacher should have given him a better word than ‘ tidgy ’ , but they both knew what they meant . |
| 4 | He could scarcely have given him a firmer hint if he had hit him over the head with a mallet . |
| 5 | Edward , whose joyful encounter with Joan de Warenne had given him a further reason for wishing to gain his freedom , sought for some means of contacting his mother . |
| 6 | And Reynolds said that the fight to clear his name had made him a stronger person . |
| 7 | We have shown him a better way of making the savings he requires next year , and we will be happy to work with him — and with the consumer groups — to find ways of improving the value obtained for the money spent on legal aid in the future . |