Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] him [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For Foster the resurfaced family tradition of unionism and his newly acquired loyalty to Paisley made him an active and enthusiastic supporter of his political activities . |
| 2 | Meredith flung him an eager glance , enthralled by the noise , the snow , the funereal gondolas bobbing in the water . |
| 3 | Shiona darted him a quick look , her heart still pounding . |
| 4 | Shiona threw him a harsh look as , shrugging off his hand , she climbed into the passenger seat . |
| 5 | Shiona threw him a hard look . |
| 6 | But , she says , she did think that Ken showed him a certain degree of respect . |
| 7 | Eleanor rang him a few days later and he was remarkably cool . |
| 8 | Brother Cadfael brought him a warming drink , and a draught to settle his stomach , and they left him to sleep it off . |
| 9 | Lucy sent him a resentful glance while adding an explanation for her presence . |
| 10 | Inevitably , writing for the Cornhill gave him a first experience of the restrictions imposed on authors by the readers of quality magazines , but for the time being he was happy to compromise in the interests of his career . |
| 11 | Maisie gave him a contemptuous look and marched up towards the patio . |
| 12 | Barney gave him a knowing wink , ‘ we shall be coming to watch this project of yours and Julie 's mind , ’ he called after him . |
| 13 | Mr Recorder Shaun Spencer gave him a nine months suspended prison sentence . |
| 14 | Danny 's eyelids were drooping as he sat in front of the warm fire and Nellie gave him a blinding look . |
| 15 | Willie Noolan gave him a distant wave ; Ted Morgan did an almost military about-turn when he spotted him and disappeared through the door ; even Jacko Roberts seemed to consider his offer of a drink with more sardonic suspicion than usual . |
| 16 | Anneliese gave him a swift sisterly kiss , then glanced across at where the guests had started drifting over to the folk singers . |
| 17 | J. B. Priestley 's celebration of the ‘ little holiday steamers ’ which ‘ snatched glory out of defeat ’ at Dunkirk gained him an enormous radio audience . |
| 18 | Carol cast him a Cassandra-like look and asked Subhadra what problems they had encountered . |
| 19 | At the foot of the stairs Ronni darted him a quick look . |
| 20 | Sandison told him the whole story , the one he had told to Mrs Wilson : that he was Elsie 's brother , that he was convinced she was still alive even though she had disappeared so many years before . |
| 21 | Lissa threw him a malevolent scowl . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | He was president of the British Mycological Society ( 1927 ) and the Association of Economic Biologists ( 1928–9 ) , and in 1938 , the University of Aberdeen awarded him an honorary LLD . |
| 24 | Karen sent him a sweet smile . |
| 25 | Karen gave him a withering look , then he realised his mistake , |
| 26 | Roirbak flicked him a narrow glance . |
| 27 | Wickham gave him the withering look of a man whose junior reads too many detective stories . |
| 28 | Later joining the intelligence corps , his attachment to Special Operations Executive in German-occupied north-west Greece and afterwards with the British Information Service in Athens gave him an abiding affection for and an understanding of the Hellenic scene . |
| 29 | It was such a desultory question that Ruth gave him the filthiest look she could muster . |
| 30 | Azharuddin gave him the three-fours-in-an-over treatment , driving all three off the back foot . |