Example sentences of "[noun] have [vb pp] him [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whilst initially not as financially rewarding , the change in direction has brought him increasing recognition . |
| 2 | Les Ferdinand , England 's most recent recruit , showed why Graham Taylor has given him international recognition with a stunning first-half display of power and pace . |
| 3 | England manager Graham Taylor has given him this Saturday off to attend the wedding of his sister Anne-Marie . |
| 4 | But he says the case has cost him more than that . |
| 5 | And now the stroke has affected him that way . |
| 6 | The ombudsman shall ( in accordance with and subject to the following clauses of this scheme ) investigate any complaint received by him from an individual if : — ( a ) the complaint relates to action taken in the United Kingdom by a building society or a body associated with it ; ( b ) at the time that the complaint is received by the ombudsman , the building society or ( as the case may be ) associated body is a participant in the scheme ; ( c ) the action was taken in relation to one of the activities specified in clause 17 ; ( d ) the grounds of the complaint are included in the grounds specified in clause 18 ; and ( e ) the complainant alleges that the action has caused him pecuniary loss , expense or inconvenience . ’ |
| 7 | He says his pay-off has left him comfortable , although he will eventually want to find a new career , possibly even returning to journalism . |
| 8 | He was using the cordless phone she and David had bought him last Christmas . |
| 9 | All his life he had been afraid to ask about his back , and his terrible fear had made him ill . |
| 10 | Sylvie had left him these two . |
| 11 | If he said the punter had paid him fifty quid , Joe knew that was what had been paid . |
| 12 | He was taller than Huy , and labour had made him sinewy ; but he was older , and his guard had dropped . |
| 13 | Molly had told him all about Mrs Curdle and gipsies ' ways . |
| 14 | There was a time when he was forced to publish his own works , but now Arthur Barker has done him proud with Rugby League : An Illustrated History . |
| 15 | And Sister Souljah has got him worried . |
| 16 | The sport has given him all this , and could take him from it in an instant . |
| 17 | Odd-Knut has given him some eggs that turn out to be frozen . |
| 18 | He has just the one daughter and that girl has given him great cause for concern . |
| 19 | Her baby 's father was quite a bit older than she , twenty-six , and wanted her to have the baby because he thought that having mumps had made him sterile . |
| 20 | He believed if only his parents had given him more confidence and the right backing , he would have made a very good male model . |
| 21 | Hugh breathed heavily like a man who was dreaming and opened his eyes with a start as though his dream had frightened him awake . |
| 22 | Until now he had never had to court the approval of the political elite , because his monopoly of legitimacy had made him irreplaceable . |
| 23 | Both Albert Cavalcanti , the onetime head of the GPO Film Unit whose Brazilian origins had made him unacceptable as a civil servant , and Watt joined the tight group of filmmakers Balcon had gathered round him at Ealing . |
| 24 | But not before the advance guard had stung him 10 times . |
| 25 | Grunte had taken him earlier in the year to a lunch at the Connaught Rooms where he ( Malcolm ) had been introduced to Lady Porter . |
| 26 | At present , his forthright batting has brought him 4690 Test runs , at the creditable average of 30.26 , with seven centuries . |
| 27 | Now he has decamped to Hollywood , where his blandly commercial approach and hit track record has won him this prestigious assignment , a high-concept , low-intelligence star vehicle . |
| 28 | The abortive kidnapping had left him drained — too exhausted even to contemplate the consequences of his failure . |
| 29 | Who 's trying to swindle you this time ? ’ he asked smiling wryly — his job had made him cynical . |
| 30 | Donar began the final the under dog — Wilkinson had defeated him three weeks in a row with relative ease . |