Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [verb] he [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His tousled hair gave him an appealingly boyish appearance , and Robbie found herself aching to smooth it for him , to run her fingers over the dark stubble on his cheeks . |
| 2 | He was running short of petrol and that route offered him the chance to capture replenishments along the way . |
| 3 | His blade lent him power beyond mortal reckoning ; the eternal flame gave him the strength to use it . |
| 4 | Dowie is a target for the Saints boo-boys but his willing heart makes him a dressing room favourite . |
| 5 | Furthermore , I do not see that fastening a label from ancient philosophy upon Wordsworth — in this case to call him a ‘ Pantheist ’ — is particularly helpful ; we are simply consigning him to a museum of dead ideas . |
| 6 | Haslam believes this experience taught him the need to recognise that many products follow a predictable life cycle . |
| 7 | East Germany 's ringing endorsement of his plan for speedy German unity makes him the strongest contender to lead the strongest power in non-communist Europe . |
| 8 | It was only when the high priest asked him the direct question : |
| 9 | When he was at school another boy told him the Chinese see a rabbit in the moon . |
| 10 | He had been angered by her obvious , if unspoken , suspicion that he had persuaded the old lady to leave him the half share of the house . |
| 11 | This business gave him the time and money to pursue his hobby of microscopy to a highly professional level . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The fiasco started when a letter was delivered to his home in Barnet , Herts , earlier this week informing him the £9.41 cheque would not be honoured . |
| 14 | Cantona has become so attractive to Leeds that they are expected this week to offer him a two or three-year contract , and Nimes , his French club , a further £800,000 , when the striker 's loan period expires at the end of the season . |
| 15 | Down 's handsome appearance , high principles , and genial manner won him a powerful influence over his patients and the real affection of his colleagues . |
| 16 | He has persuaded the French Federation to give him a new consultancy role . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | He remembers before especially some idiot handing him a photo of his friend Jochen Rindt 's grave through the window of his car , and he remembers after , the sound of a chopper as he 's wafted off to hospital , but not the accident itself . |
| 19 | In 1875 the British government awarded him a pension of £200 per annum in recognition of his discoveries at Ephesus . |
| 20 | Old man left him a fortune . ’ |
| 21 | The subject of this exasperated thought sent him a look of enquiry , bringing him back to the present debate . |
| 22 | His own chapel-going background gave him a feel for that . |
| 23 | He was the kind of man who looked magnificent in any uniform ; Hollywood 's British Colony gave him the airs to match his looks . |
| 24 | In particular , the British press made him a bogeyman . |
| 25 | The landlord of the Commercial Hotel gave him a nod as he walked through the door . |
| 26 | Of course ! she could see it all now : Luke had suggested this date to give him the opportunity to warn her off Rob ! |
| 27 | A salesman who makes a large number of sales every day would probably prefer a weekly target to give him a continued sense of achievement . |
| 28 | Riven tried to dredge up images of their foes from his books , but the reality of the rain , the darkness , and the approaching pack left him no time to think . |
| 29 | ‘ That lady tamed him the first time he set eyes on her . |
| 30 | An administrative receiver might be considered to be the agent of those who appointed him but this is not the case ; section 44 of the 1986 Act makes him the agent of the company . |