Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] him [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He employed the wry , self-deprecation that made him a refreshing presence on the campaign trail . |
| 2 | Peter Powell 's adventures with kites had already put him into the headlines when he ‘ flew ’ his grandmother , long before he perfected the diamond-shaped stunter that made him a worldwide name from 1974 . |
| 3 | It was the verbal savagery of his pre-war outbursts in the streets of Shoreditch and Pimlico that made him a public danger for the only time in his life . |
| 4 | But it was n't his deeds that made him a Christian , it was his trust in Jesus Christ . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | There was something raw about him ; his body sweated to its essence , his face betraying a hunger behind its symmetry that lent him a bedevilled look . |
| 8 | During Worswick 's time there , Harwell — as part of the AEA — made the transition to a trading fund ( effectively a nationalised company rather than a government department ) , an experience that taught him a great deal about finance . |
| 9 | Then , at a stroke , something happened that gave him a powerful sense of purpose . |
| 10 | Edward , thinking with relief that he could leave them to it now , began to withdraw , clutching the bottles that gave him a certain exemption , free to come and go . |
| 11 | DURHAM DALES Mr Tony Blair , who would almost certainly have been in Mr Kinnock 's cabinet , won Sedgefield with 1.71pc swing that gave him a increased majority of 14,859 . |
| 12 | He had heavy grey-flecked eyebrows that gave him a wise demeanour and looked on religion the way some men looked on marriage : as a necessary part of life . |
| 13 | But it was working as a computer specialist in the insurance industry that gave him the necessary experience , most notably the motor insurance experience , he needed . |
| 14 | The creation of the Educational Priority Areas was one of the last things which Tony Crosland accomplished at the Department of Education and Science , and one of those that gave him the greatest pleasure . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | FLYWEIGHT Paul Ingle was eliminated on a 13-12 verdict by strong North Korean southpaw Chol Su Choi — despite a rally that won him the last round 9-4 . |
| 17 | But in a sense it failed through the same sort of determination that gained him the earlier success on April 27th . |
| 18 | it was n't good because erm I did n't love him and right so , so if I kissed him and met him the next day would I , would I snog , would , would he , he 'd give me the hat so I said yeah sure , you know , whatever , so he goes okay and he like prepared himself and goes no I ca n't do it in here and so I had to go outside with him , snog him , got his hat and pissed off , never saw him again . |
| 19 | Bill Williams , a journeyman , witnessed how he had met Day in the Barley Mow at Hungerford , and sold him the incriminating tobacco box . |
| 20 | She came down to him and made him a hot drink and felt his forehead which was burning hot and covered in drops of sweat . |
| 21 | Is it my fault if the King has spoilt his son and made him a laughing stock in Europe ? |
| 22 | His extreme empathy coloured his behaviour and made him a heady , if unpredictable companion . |
| 23 | Charles I was equally well disposed towards Salisbury and made him a privy councillor in 1626 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Others said that their driving was risky because friends and , to a lesser extent , the public , police and insurance companies labelled him as ‘ high risk ’ and charged him a high premium , he might as well get his money 's worth . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | The dragon 's tail whipped around as it passed and caught him a stinging blow across the forehead . |
| 29 | The drummer lashed out at Tom and caught him a glancing blow on the jaw and Tom had to be held back by Ollie to prevent him retaliating . |
| 30 | Unlike Hitler , however , the Americans were anxious for Franco 's consent and found him a reasonable interlocutor . |