Example sentences of "[vb pp] him a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The essay , on ‘ The Dangers of Smoking ’ , had cost Hank a number of Sundays of hard work , and he estimated that he must have smoked at least eight packs of cigarettes while writing it , but to his astonishment it had won him a hundred dollars . |
| 2 | His bold , unflinching approach to racing has won him a devoted following , especially in his home country . |
| 3 | The sort of thing that would have delighted him a few months ago — he would have chuckled over its witty irreverence , and imagined with pleasure Clare 's shock and embarrassment had she come across it . |
| 4 | His defiance of Uncle Sam has even earned him a grudging respect . |
| 5 | He failed to obtain a Card at Montpelier last year finishing 66th , but his outstanding amateur record has earned him a dozen or so sponsor 's invites . |
| 6 | But now he 's back on the track chasing the appearance money that has earned him a detached house in the Surrey stockbroker belt of Lightwater . |
| 7 | The farmer , himself a member of the planning committee , had recently removed his stockman from the cottage had built him a modern bungalow on the farm , an arrangement now recognised as less altruistic than it might appear . |
| 8 | Lorton had lent him a black Balaclava helmet which covered all of his head except the eyes and the bridge of the nose ; feeling like a trainee terrorist , he pulled it on ; he was grateful for its warmth . |
| 9 | He had lent him a chauffeur-driven car and expensive office equipment during the General Election . |
| 10 | His antiquarian temperament has made him a greater snapper-up of unconsidered trifles of archaeology , architecture and literature . |
| 11 | To help publicise the launch of the airline , Branson had taken on the services of Tony Brainsby , a man whose hyperventilated style of press-arousal on behalf of such clients as Paul McCartney had made him a small legend in the pop world . |
| 12 | In addition , Seb 's fight with Boz had made him a temporary focus for their anger . |
| 13 | He assumes that becoming rich has made him a better man and that he deserves admiration for it . |
| 14 | But it is that same obstinacy or , put another way , determination to win , that has not only made him a successful captain , but also into one of the most feared batsmen in the world . |
| 15 | And Reynolds said that the fight to clear his name had made him a stronger person . |
| 16 | Andrew 's background has made him a focal point for media interest this week , including an appearance on regional television filmed back at the last working tin mine , at South Crofty , near Redruth . |
| 17 | William Quekett was living in fashionable Well Close Square in the 1840s — a few doors away from John Frederick Hasted , Benjamin Titford 's cousin — but his real work lay in the poor courts and alleyways of the parish at large , where his dedication and Christian charity had made him a legendary figure . |
| 18 | In his defence , Souness believes his no-nonsense approach has made him a marked man . |
| 19 | His pre-Civil War sympathies for the national-syndicalist JONS and his membership of Falange from 1936 onwards had made him a natural choice for the post of ambassador to Vichy . |
| 20 | Corbett felt as if he was in a nightmare ; the very smallness of the man made him a false opponent , almost cutting off Corbett 's blood lust and desire to protect himself . |
| 21 | A First Division club — possibly Wakefield Trinity — has made him a tempting offer and Roberts , who played for Wigan in 1987 , is keen to accept . |
| 22 | I 've seen him a few times and he 's never made a favourable impression on me ! |
| 23 | She had done him a beautiful hand-painted one the year before with ‘ Lots of love ’ on it . |
| 24 | She 'd met him a few times , usually when he was drunk . |
| 25 | She 'd only met him a few times , but it had been easy for Julie to see that Ross Wyndham was even more Leo-like than his wife . |
| 26 | ‘ Yes , I 've met him a few times , ’ she admitted . |
| 27 | He had resolved to keep it for the whole year , egged on by his father , who had promised him a new bicycle if he succeeded . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | He asked me what I was going to wear and said his mam had just bought him a new duffle coat and did I like it , ’ she says . |
| 30 | His family have bought him a new hi-fi for Christmas . |