Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [vb pp] him [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He 's run in with more self-belief , ’ he explained , ‘ and that has given him an extra bit of nip to beat the bat . |
| 2 | He assumes that becoming rich has made him a better man and that he deserves admiration for it . |
| 3 | This has made him a rather accommodating man for his ex-enemies to deal with . |
| 4 | Erm , it does seem to be something of a contradiction in terms there , and in fact Mr Lock is n't here today because his clients have subsequently withdrawn from the er E I P but er it would have been interesting to have asked him the question . |
| 5 | True , Elfed had swung him a collar-and-tie job that was ‘ practically pensionable ’ : true , Cis was always there and the other brothers and sisters would look out for him . |
| 6 | Some have called him a drunkard and assume that he saw puce poetry instead of pink elephants . |
| 7 | Tom Jones says that Central has given him the opportunity to do a musical show which no-one else is doing . |
| 8 | Armstrong zipped through the City with more than usual aplomb , which made me think that Duncan the Drunken had given him a tuning . |
| 9 | Or what he thought had happened inside his head , for those at the hospital who were supposed to know told him the brain scan showed nothing untoward . |
| 10 | The Amstrad PCW he bought for writing letters when handwriting became too difficult has given him a new interest in life . |
| 11 | In the conquest of the town of Badajoz , on 13 and 14 August , Yagüe repeated and surpassed the repressive brutality which in 1934 had earned him the name of " Hyena of Asturias " . |
| 12 | Falck 's indifference to what is considered smart has cost him the more prominent position he once looked like occupying . |