Example sentences of "[adv] earned [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Garway 's resistance to exclusion perhaps earned him the respect of the government of James II . |
| 2 | He soon became a permanent fixture in our Southern and United League teams and his delicate ball-playing skills rapidly earned him the quaint nickname ‘ Lady ’ , and a special place in the affections of Palace supporters . |
| 3 | When running it had a very distinctive sound which quickly earned it the name of Put-put or Phut-phut . |
| 4 | Brown , whose iconoclastic pronouncements and ascetic personal style once earned him the nickname " Governor Moonbeam " , urged the importance of restoring democracy and honesty to the political process . |
| 5 | Nigel BLOOM was in excellent form again on Saturday , and his treble at the Essex fixture at High Easter not surprisingly earned him the very handsome trophy presented by ‘ Pleasure Prints ’ to the meeting 's most outstanding rider . |
| 6 | His great courage at the time eventually earned him the Military Cross , but the harrowing experience was for a long while foremost in his mind and symbolized by the walk back to his commanding officer over a mass of dead German and British soldiers in which his feet scarcely touched the ground . |