Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] him an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was an association that made him an appropriate keeper at Loseley of Montague 's imprisoned son-in-law Henry Wriothesley , second Earl of Southampton [ q.v. ] in 1570 . |
| 2 | It was that experience , allied to his next job as arts minister , that made him an obvious choice to become Major 's first Heritage Secretary . |
| 3 | London Scottish sevens coach and former scrum-half Andy Cushing has been helping PORTUGAL in training and , without any doubt , in spite of a temperamental outburst from Pedro Neiva that earned him an early shower and a one-match suspension , it showed . |
| 4 | With Dawson it was his bulk which undoubtedly contributed to his premature death along with his broad , rubber face that became his trademark and made him an ideal pantomime dame in true bawdy music hall tradition . |
| 5 | But his bulk , along with his broad , malleable face , was virtually his trademark and made him an ideal pantomime dame in the finest bawdy music hall tradition . |
| 6 | Such stories would have made a lasting impression on my father and given him an early interest in Abyssinia . |
| 7 | In 1925 the Post Office , which operated independently or through other licensees outside London , went to the length of installing , for a private subscriber in Eastbourne , a free line to St Andrew 's Church 933 yards away , and charged him an annual rental of £1 17 6d ( £1 8712 ) under a three-year contract . |
| 8 | He helped Willie into the back and threw him an old rug to cover himself with for he still looked terribly pale . |
| 9 | The man was elevated and screened-in like an auctioneer , to deter attack and to give him an overall view of every part of the shop . |
| 10 | She named him Albert , and gave him an insatiable appetite for ropes . |
| 11 | Finally , on the sixth lap , Mass got around Brundle at the end of the long pits straight , and gave him an old-fashioned chop as he turned into Moises Solona Corner . |
| 12 | She replaced the receiver and gave him an apologetic smile . |
| 13 | Up to the age of 39 he was one of that sad , nervous and obscure clan of people who scraped a living as a barrister while waiting for a distant relative to die and leave him an independent income . |
| 14 | Katja Müller blinked back her tears and shot him an angry glance . |
| 15 | Ball 's booking after a rash challenge on West Ham 's Stuart Slater , takes him over the 31 penalty point mark and earns him an automatic two-match ban . |