Example sentences of "[vb past] him [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Others said that their driving was risky because friends and , to a lesser extent , the public , police and insurance companies labelled him as ‘ high risk ’ and charged him a high premium , he might as well get his money 's worth . |
| 2 | In 1925 the Post Office , which operated independently or through other licensees outside London , went to the length of installing , for a private subscriber in Eastbourne , a free line to St Andrew 's Church 933 yards away , and charged him an annual rental of £1 17 6d ( £1 8712 ) under a three-year contract . |
| 3 | After Charlotte 's death in 1783 , the great love of Hickey 's life was Jemdanee , one of his Indian mistresses , who bore him a short-lived son . |
| 4 | She bore him a third son , but a difficult carriage and birth presaged troubles which eventually cost her her life in her forties . |
| 5 | But I could make no sort of impression upon him … when I visited him a second time , the fear of death was gone , and with it all solicitude about religion . ’ |
| 6 | Ashley cast him a quizzical look . |
| 7 | Ashley cast him a wary glance . |
| 8 | She cast him a scathing look . |
| 9 | Carol cast him a Cassandra-like look and asked Subhadra what problems they had encountered . |
| 10 | I patted Armstrong 's stubbly radiator and promised him a good clean-out . |
| 11 | The Sinn Fein man claimed two plain-clothes men approached Mr Fox in Thomas Street , Dungannon on September 2 and promised him a new house if he agreed to work for them . |
| 12 | Ruddock , 25 , signed a three year deal when he moved to Spurs from Southampton for £750,000 12 months ago , and claimed Venables promised him a renegotiated contract if his first season went well . |
| 13 | The dragon 's tail whipped around as it passed and caught him a stinging blow across the forehead . |
| 14 | Her hand came up and she caught him a stinging blow across the cheek , watching without a flicker as the mark turned first white , then red . |
| 15 | The lanky , bearded leader of the Hundredth Monkey protest group , Richard Springer , 41 , leapt on to the stage , caught him a glancing blow and pushed him aside . |
| 16 | The drummer lashed out at Tom and caught him a glancing blow on the jaw and Tom had to be held back by Ollie to prevent him retaliating . |
| 17 | ‘ Pete 's brother-in-law built him a massive speaker cabinet with 12 speakers in it . |
| 18 | So I found him a small house called Kirk o'Field , outside Edinburgh . |
| 19 | At Westminster , however , John Pym [ q.v. ] found him a useful henchman , particularly adept at inculcating tension . |
| 20 | Actually , I found him a pleasant companion . |
| 21 | Eventually , it was David who found him a good ship and carefully guided him through the process . |
| 22 | ‘ We obedience-trained him and found him a new home . |
| 23 | They met ; he found her company agreeable , she found him a new slogan . |
| 24 | She found him a new toothbrush in its unbroken wrap , and said , ‘ It 's a pity about Sir George . |
| 25 | Unlike Hitler , however , the Americans were anxious for Franco 's consent and found him a reasonable interlocutor . |
| 26 | I found him a clean scarf to hold over his face . |
| 27 | The head waiter , enchanted to see Ricky after three years ' absence , kissed him on both cheeks , enquired after his elbow , and found him a quiet corner . |
| 28 | He found him a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity ; ‘ like a merry rollicking schoolboy ’ . |
| 29 | The dealer found him a difficult artist to deal with . |
| 30 | As well as admiring Modigliani 's talent , Zborowski found him a romantic figure , living a life he would have liked to lead . |