Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] him [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Faldo took his 1992 winnings to a world record £1.5m , while Norman 's only consolation was that the £190,234 runner's-up cheque made him the first player in history to breech the $10 million barrier in career earnings .
2 His dribbly nose , crooked teeth and cheeky Cockney accent made him an obvious classroom victim .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 He told Johnson that Warburton ( the combative English divine and man of letters , whose generally controversial national presence made him a common topic of Johnsonian conversation ) had a close relationship with an unnamed ‘ eminent printer ’ .
6 Eleven years later the World Federation of the Deaf at the seventh Congress in Washington awarded him an International Solidarity Merit Award , and Gallaudet College , taking advantage of his presence made him the first recipient of a medallion for " outstanding international service to the deaf " , which he received at a special convention attended by the Vice-President of the United States .
7 If she were interested in such a campaign , she could perhaps use as the model for it our own dear Speaker , whose radiant health and youthfulness make him the perfect epitome of a diet based on vegetarianism .
8 He was never equal to Self in Citrine 's esteem , and he remained jealous of intervention by Self in matters of engineering and the development of policy on the generation side , for which his background and experience made him the natural senior voice among other engineers and managers .
9 Landor 's want of training and his impatience to press on with all speed made him an unreliable surveyor , and there were those who impugned the veracity of his hair-raising escapes ; but in energy and resourcefulness , in courage and power of endurance , he was the equal of any of the previous generation of great explorers .
10 The Proconsul offers him a last-minute reprieve , however , if he will repent and swear by the genius of Caesar .
11 He was immediately dispatched to the scene , where his energy , intelligence and presence of mind made him the chief decision-taker in the first days after the explosion of reactor number four .
12 It was only when the high priest asked him the direct question :
13 A note from Bartram in 1745 seems to imply a slight difference of opinion as his account of some American pines had been questioned : ‘ But as I have great opinion of Miller 's learning and judgement , I am engaged in duty and friendship to inform him the best I can . ’
14 ‘ Pete 's brother-in-law built him a massive speaker cabinet with 12 speakers in it .
15 The club paid him the princely sum of £8 , a fee that has not risen much over the years according to some of Celtic 's more dour stars .
16 He wore a flat , battered cap on his head , pushed to one side to give him a jaunty air .
17 ‘ Bearing in mind that it will be Ian McGeechan 's last game as Scotland coach , it 's a perfect setting for Gavin and his side to give him a fitting send-off , ’ said Best , who will be taking a video of the Murrayfield game back with him and will spend this week poring over it , looking at both the performances of Scotland and potential Lions .
18 I will give you a quick tour from the air , ’ he added just as she opened her mouth to give him a caustic reply .
19 Riled by the peremptory note of command in his voice , Rory opened her mouth to give him a scathing reply , but just in time caught the sideways glance slid her way by Candy and bit her tongue .
20 She opened her mouth to give him a blistering answer , then closed it abruptly .
21 He is on course to secure a clear majority among the union block votes in Labour 's electoral college to give him a clear advantage in the battle to succeed Mr Kinnock .
22 His regular drawing practice gave him a solid understanding of the structure of the human head and hands , and he is unique amongst 18th century British painters for his custom of making detailed preparatory drawings for his portraits .
23 A demand from his bladder gave him a happy idea .
24 His sole gave him a peculiar sensation , realising that it was undone and dragging , made him laugh , in retort , but secretly , inside .
25 The statute gives him no such say .
26 He was knighted in 1945 and in 1953 the American Meteorological Association elected him an honorary member .
27 So it was a stroke of luck when a friend scrapping an old Volvo car gave him a complete system to fit to his tractor .
28 That is why , no matter what the last-minute mediators may say , there is a danger that their aim will be interpreted not as an effort to secure Mr Hussein 's compliance with demands that have somehow escaped his attention , but as an attempt to offer him an easy way out .
29 Lack of sleep , food bolted too quickly , the heat and the night jogging gave him a dark-eyed expression of endurance .
30 One set was all they needed from the match but coach Tommy Dowens admitted the defeat left him a little flat in spite of the fact his team clinched the title .
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