Example sentences of "earned him [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Roy 's performances earned him a deserved reputation as a neat and clever footballer and he came to be regarded by press and public alike as one of Palace 's most consistent performers during the six years he was on our staff . |
| 2 | His first transfer to Tottenham split two spells with Millwall before he moved to the Dell , where his no-nonsense approach and disciplinary problems earned him a hard-man reputation . |
| 3 | During 1991 his position was undermined by a series of minor scandals concerning his use of government aircraft and cars for private business , a practice which earned him a public rebuke from Bush . |
| 4 | They travelled around the Reikland , and soon Magnus 's rousing speeches earned him a massive following amongst the common folk of the Empire . |
| 5 | He spent a year in Britain during which time he was commissioned to write numerous articles criticising Russia which earned him a considerable amount of money , some of which he spent on a very comfortable lifestyle . |
| 6 | Otherwise he became a full-time writer , producing three biographies , a history of St Helena ( 1938 ) , and a History of Piracy ( 1932 ) , which earned him an international reputation , being translated into French , Spanish , and Dutch . |
| 7 | He travelled widely in connection with the company 's business and contributed many technical papers which earned him an international reputation . |
| 8 | London Scottish sevens coach and former scrum-half Andy Cushing has been helping PORTUGAL in training and , without any doubt , in spite of a temperamental outburst from Pedro Neiva that earned him an early shower and a one-match suspension , it showed . |
| 9 | The hectic action started in November with Clive Rice 's public-relations visit to India — Wessels 's successes on the tour earned him the man-of-the-series award — and ended six months later in frustration as the West Indians turned imminent defeat into a remarkable victory in one session on the final day of an historic Test , denying two excellent half-centuries by Wessels and Andrew Hudson 's debut century , the first for South Africa . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | He loved his ‘ Jocks ’ without a trace of condescension , and when he took over the regiment as lieutenant-colonel in North Africa and Italy , his double-barrelled beer name earned him the affectionate sobriquet of ‘ Colonel Screwtop ’ . |
| 12 | This earned him the unusual distinction of being elected to a fellowship of the society at the age of twenty-five ( 1852 ) . |
| 13 | His great courage at the time eventually earned him the Military Cross , but the harrowing experience was for a long while foremost in his mind and symbolized by the walk back to his commanding officer over a mass of dead German and British soldiers in which his feet scarcely touched the ground . |