Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] him [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Overall , his churches and houses are no more than pleasant provincial work — examples are the rebuilding of St Julian 's church in Shrewsbury ( 1749–50 ) and Hatton Grange , Shropshire ( 1764–8 ) — but his decorative and funerary designs reveal him as a highly competent exponent of both the rococo style and the Gothic manner of Batty Langley [ q.v . ] . |
| 2 | Her next whimpered , broken words cut him to the heart . |
| 3 | From the corner of her eye she saw the security guards wrestle him to the ground . |
| 4 | Textile workers in Bradford and Brick Lane may regard Saddam as a liberator : the metropolitan middle classes despise him as a thug . |
| 5 | Neighbours describe him as a reserved man who did n't mix much . |
| 6 | Neighbours describe him as a reserved man who did n't mix much . |
| 7 | Neighbours describe him as a reserved man who did n't mix much . |
| 8 | Neighbours describe him as a reserved man who did n't mix much . |
| 9 | The haughty Servants meet him with a Frown . |
| 10 | His friends hail him as the last great artist of the 20th century . |
| 11 | Kick him in the bollocks kick him in the head . |
| 12 | When not doing his rare caddying stints , Tip can be found enjoying a beer and an occasional rum-chaser at the Dunvegan Hotel , overlooking those revered links that are a constant reminder of his glory years , and a spur to his memory when the young caddies ask him about the good old days . |
| 13 | Throughout his country he is known as the ‘ Professor with the smile ’ , and when he returns to his village in central Vietnam , children follow him like the Pied Piper and call him ‘ Uncle Vo ’ . |
| 14 | When top Bolshoi ballet dancer Yuri Vasyuchenko strides through the streets of Moscow , his compatriots treat him like a rock star . |
| 15 | Many of his views categorize him as a wet — a European enthusiast ; against capital punishment ; and in favour of sensible abortion laws . |
| 16 | His admirers applaud him as the ‘ people 's lawyer ’ , the first solicitor in Britain to realize that victims of disasters have more chance of success if they stand and fight collectively . |
| 17 | Wallaby skipper Nick Farr-Jones argues the toss with Scottish referee Ken McCartney — but will his competitive instincts see him through a gruelling campaign as the World Champions take on South Africa this summer ? |