Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] earn he [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His work on it led Koops to prove that paper made from straw , wood , and recycled waste paper could be produced commercially ; this achievement earns him a place in the history of paper-making . |
| 2 | The Jack Berry-trained sprinter is unbeaten in five visits to Town Moor and this success earned him a 7lb penalty for the Ayr Gold Cup which takes his weight to 8st 12lbs . |
| 3 | One would expect such energy to earn him the approval of the Nazarean hierarchy in Jerusalem . |
| 4 | RONALD REAGAN 'S ability to escape blame for his frequent lapses from even basic competence earned him the nickname ‘ the Teflon President ’ . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Botica 's scintillating running earned him the Man of the Match Award and he ended with a points haul of 18 with seven goals and a try when he swooped and fly-kicked on a wayward Northern pass which had gone to ground 40 yards out . |
| 8 | Until yesterday , these would have seen Barnes deployed on one flank with Rocastle 's defensive awareness earning him a ninth cap at Waddle 's expense on the other . |
| 9 | Seth 's new career earned him a fifty-thousand dollar advance for the paperback edition , and a European version was in the works . |