Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] him [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | William Temple got him an honouring invitation , as a delegate to the vast ecumenical conference at Edinburgh in 1937 . |
| 2 | If his fragile skills made him a figure of immense vulnerability on the pitch , then off the pitch , in the press and in the corridors of football power , Jinky was hacked to bits and fullbacks were rarely to blame . |
| 3 | Nicoll appointed him a fellow of the Shakespeare Institute in 1953 . |
| 4 | Michael 's younger sister found him a fidget in church and thought it was fidgeting to excess . |
| 5 | Colin phoned him up , and er , it it he mentioned , how he was starting up , and he said he might be interested , anyway Colin phoned him a couple of weeks ago to see if he was still interested in . |
| 6 | Densil 's mum let him a room . |
| 7 | And Joanne 's seeing through his disguise made him a bit wary . |
| 8 | Arnold was of Tom Arnold 's circus , and his post as the vice-chairman of the party in charge of candidates made him a target of all those who were eager to stand for Parliament . |
| 9 | I took Sir Ralph to the top of the stairs into the North Bastion tower but the passageway was so narrow Colebrooke helped him the rest of the way . ’ |
| 10 | Hoskyns found him the opening — sub-warden of Lincoln Theological College . |
| 11 | Spicer told him the news and asked him if he would like a local caddie to be booked . |
| 12 | Mr Grover listened carefully as Paddington told him the story . |
| 13 | yeah and er , the , the programme condemned him a bit , basically he he did n't , there was , there was , he did n't seemed to take in a lo , a whole lot evidence from either side , you know , he did , he did , he did n't seemed to handle the case very well , it was sort of more like it just get it over with quickly and forget it sort of thing . |
| 14 | Leonard Smithers paid him a salary for producing translations . |
| 15 | Corbett threw him a coin , raised his sword , and the beggar scuttled away . |
| 16 | Schellenberg handed him the Führer Directive . |
| 17 | The faint glow from a street light showed him the outline of a hedge , neat flower beds , a black oblong of lawn . |
| 18 | In return his subjects owed him the duty of honouring that peace . |
| 19 | Shiona sliced him a look as she took the child to her bosom . |
| 20 | Charles 's boyhood sufferings taught him a patience far removed from defeatism , reinforcing Christianity 's message that to be humbled was the prelude to triumph . |
| 21 | The wind hit him the moment he left the vehicle , a ferocious gust off the nearby sea which nearly lifted him off his feet . |
| 22 | Balliol offered him a fellowship in philosophy but he declined . |
| 23 | Linda brought him a book of easy songs . |
| 24 | In his words , he ‘ sold ’ himself to the Norwich City Football Club , persistently going to the training ground when aged 14 and 15 , until the club offered him an apprentice 's contract . |
| 25 | The youngster 's inclusion in the side earned him the name ‘ Boy Bastin' , as seventeen-year-olds in League football were much scarcer than now , and Bastin was in a class of his own with the fierceness of his shot , as a teaser of defences and as an expert penalty-taker . |
| 26 | His big break came when a Rolling Stone critic gave him a rave write-up and major record companies fell over themselves in an attempt to be the first to sign this new blues sensation . |
| 27 | And Irina , although her speech remained ironic , scolding , teasing , her eyes gave him a welcome which stirred his heart . |
| 28 | The red-and-white skull-cap above the monkey eyes gave him the air of a performing chimpanzee . |
| 29 | His blade lent him power beyond mortal reckoning ; the eternal flame gave him the strength to use it . |
| 30 | Ken bought him a train ticket , put some cash in his hand and took him to a nearby restaurant |