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 | His blade lent him power beyond mortal reckoning ; the eternal flame gave him the strength to use it . |
| 3 | Dowie is a target for the Saints boo-boys but his willing heart makes him a dressing room favourite . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | It was only when the high priest asked him the direct question : |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Down 's handsome appearance , high principles , and genial manner won him a powerful influence over his patients and the real affection of his colleagues . |
| 8 | He has persuaded the French Federation to give him a new consultancy role . |
| 9 | In 1875 the British government awarded him a pension of £200 per annum in recognition of his discoveries at Ephesus . |
| 10 | Old man left him a fortune . ’ |
| 11 | The subject of this exasperated thought sent him a look of enquiry , bringing him back to the present debate . |
| 12 | His own chapel-going background gave him a feel for that . |
| 13 | He was the kind of man who looked magnificent in any uniform ; Hollywood 's British Colony gave him the airs to match his looks . |
| 14 | In particular , the British press made him a bogeyman . |
| 15 | The landlord of the Commercial Hotel gave him a nod as he walked through the door . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Quite different from her brother , who was slim where she was rotund , and whose dark hair lent him a certain swarthy , though boyish , kind of good looks . |
| 19 | Although Daniel 's dark skin offers him the same protection as a mild sunscreen , it 's not enough to block all the sun 's harmful UV rays . |
| 20 | Only Father Kolbe remained alive until a bored guard gave him a fatal injection of carbolic acid . |
| 21 | This is my 23-month-old granddaughter giving her fond father a real smacker to wish him a happy birthday — they say there 's nothing quite like a baby 's love ! |
| 22 | And personal poetry gave him the icks He could n't |
| 23 | His role as chief mourner gave him a certain glamour . |
| 24 | Erm so we then moved back towards the doorway erm and then P C requested the persons in the bed to tell him where the light switch was , which a male voice told him the approximate area where the light switch was . |
| 25 | ‘ His natural Scottish wit , direct , authoritative , entertaining approach and instant awareness make him a TV natural . ’ |
| 26 | Riven caught Bicker 's eye as he had that afternoon , and the dark man threw him a rueful grin . |
| 27 | The vicious tone does him no credit whatsoever and in fact only serves to tarnish the image of the party . |
| 28 | However , a delegation from Japan 's ruling Liberal Democratic Party handed him a message from Mr Kiichi Miyazawa , Japanese Prime Minister , calling on him to allay international concern that North Korea 's nuclear programme is weapons-oriented . |
| 29 | The following gem lands him a Fun Fortnight T-Shirt , and just to stop the pair of them falling out , we 'll give Billy a T-shirt too . |
| 30 | The following gem lands him a Fun Fortnight T-Shirt , and just to stop the pair of them falling out , we 'll give Billy a T-shirt too . |