Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] him [art] [num ord] " 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ That lady tamed him the first time he set eyes on her . |
| 4 | Until yesterday , these would have seen Barnes deployed on one flank with Rocastle 's defensive awareness earning him a ninth cap at Waddle 's expense on the other . |
| 5 | ( George 's conviction made him the first high-ranking member of the CIA ever to be convicted of felony offences while conducting official duties . ) |
| 6 | I just ca n't see why the system gave him a second chance . |
| 7 | A search party found him the next day , dead from exposure . |
| 8 | At his christening his mother gave him a second forename , ‘ Arthur ’ , which he did not like and never used . |