Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] him [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The assistant headteacher agreed to see him every day , on an informal basis , to get a chance to talk to him about home , family and school and to offer support where possible .
2 Competition could be fierce , as a young Dundee officer discovered when even the influence of the powerful David Scott failed to secure him a place for the voyage of 1801 because
3 Surtees was a good choice , but I never got to know him the way I did Graham Hill , Jackie Stewart and Pedro Rodriguez .
4 As Burn tried to tend him the plane exploded .
5 Odd-Knut has given him a hunting knife , and pointed him at the trees .
6 The Red Cross has given him a Care award backed by the Princess Of Wales .
7 When tonight those Tory MPs have all voted for the Prime Minister 's motion — for different and often conflicting reasons — the Prime Minister will claim that his motion has given him a mandate for Maastricht , when he stands for nothing at all .
8 He is merely expressing a suspicion , and in a sense a hope ( ‘ when she has given him the clap , then he 'll come back to me ’ , to modernize it somewhat ) .
9 The pound 's strong showing against the German mark last week has given him the chance to reduce base landing rates .
10 Tom Jones says that Central has given him the opportunity to do a musical show which no-one else is doing .
11 The simplicity of his later work — he died on Christmas Day in 1983 — has given him the reputation of being a spontaneous artist .
12 It implies that the Prime Minister has permitted him the freedom ‘ to take whatever action is needed ’ in the past .
13 Stephen 's quick thinking has earned him a bravery award in the Care in Crisis competition run by the Red Cross , and the respect of his mother .
14 This scientific enthusiasm was invaluable during his three years as President of the Royal Geographical Society and it has earned him a place on the National Environmental Research Council .
15 Welcome back:An aerial stuntman is waiting to find out whether a bungee jump from more than ten thousand feet has earned him a place in the record books .
16 BRADLEY HUGHES ' victory in the Australian Masters on Sunday has earned him a place in this year 's Johnnie Walker world championship in Jamaica , the organisers said yesterday .
17 BRADLEY HUGHES ' victory in the Australian Masters on Sunday has earned him a place in this year 's Johnnie Walker world championship in Jamaica , the organisers said yesterday .
18 Bert 's public-spirited efforts have n't gone unnoticed either — his fastidiousness has won him a thank-you scroll from the Keep Britain Tidy group .
19 The clash is the climax of 19 years ' hard sweat for Davey , whose battle to turn his puny frame into a superstar hulk has won him a millionaire lifestyle in Tampa , Florida .
20 A BOY 'S ambition to run a cafe with a smile has won him the title of Smarties ' Young Achiever of the Year .
21 If you want to talk him the number 's o-five-hundred , four-o-four , treble zero .
22 ‘ Only that Frank has seen him a number of times coming out of a special house down there .
23 He tried to sell him a picture .
24 Mentally it has done him a lot of damage . ’
25 In fact , ‘ Damnation Derek ’ is a Christian who believes in ‘ Witnessing ’ and it is this simple , even commendable desire to tell others about God and all things Christian that has earned him his nickname ( 'Damnation' is n't his real name — in case you thought he had very unloving parents ! ) and which has made him a Playground Health Hazard .
26 It is the influence of Weber 's style which has made him a phenomenon of the 1980s .
27 But he 's prepared to be judged on the kind of material that has made him a television star .
28 His uncompromising image and his pursuit of success has made him a figure of unmitigated resentment .
29 But if the master has made him a bailee of them so as to vest him with exclusive possession , then , like any other bailee of this sort , he has it ; so , too , if goods are delivered to him to hand to his master , he has possession of them until he has done some act which transfers it to his master , e.g .
30 It has made him a millionaire but 32-year-old Chris would sell it all tomorrow if he could find a buyer .
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