Example sentences of "earn himself [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clough added : ‘ He 's earned himself a contract not because of how well he has done for us , but because I think he can carry on after 32 . ’ |
| 2 | After nearly two decades of hard work , Robert Cray has earned himself a place alongside the blues aristocracy . |
| 3 | Can downbeat Dalglish — ‘ Our position does n't matter at this point ’ — earn himself a half-share of Clough 's record ? |
| 4 | Triton roamed the shores raping anyone who took his fancy and earned himself the title Sea Satyr . |
| 5 | And the person who was going to lead them to this golden opportunity was the new driving force who had come to the fore and already earned himself the nickname of ‘ the Eddie Shah of News on Sunday ’ — Chris Walsh . |
| 6 | William was just five months 11 days old at the start ; he had already sailed over 1,500 miles , was the contented centre of attention and was still fresh from triumph in the fancy dress competition , where he earned himself the prize of a furry whale for his appearance as a white mouse . |
| 7 | SCOTLAND 'S Colin Montgomerie played superbly to earn himself a share of the lead after hitting a five-under-par 66 in the opening round of the Johnnie Walker Classic in Australia yesterday . |
| 8 | Being by Sharpen Up , a proven ‘ sire of sires ’ , Sure Sharp would only need a bit more Pattern success to earn himself a place at stud . |
| 9 | Later the reigning champion , Paul Carter , beat the second-seeded former champion , Phil Kenyon , 10-8 , 9-7 , 9-1 to earn himself a semi-final today with another former champion , Bryan Beeson , whose magnificent recovery overcome the England international Chris Walker 8-10 , 8-10 , 9-5 , 9-0 , 9-7 . |
| 10 | Chris Wilkinson defeated fellow Davis Cup player Mark Petchey 6–2 6–3 in a disappointing match , to face Texan Brian Joelson in the semi-finals while Bates outclassed young Italian Massimo Ardinghi 6–1 6–0 to earn himself a meeting with a Swedish qualifier from the first week , Johan Donar . |
| 11 | ‘ I think you can take it from me , ’ said Rose firmly , ‘ that Mr Didier did not murder Sir Thomas , ’ earning himself a look of gratitude from Auguste . |
| 12 | HOWARD GAYLE , the former Liverpool and Blackburn Rovers winger , will be training with Wrexham next week in the hope of earning himself a contract . |
| 13 | ‘ And anyone else will say , ’ snapped Auguste , losing patience , and earning himself a warning look from Egbert . |
| 14 | Mungo thought of Jos , all those years ago , earning himself a watch by heaving uneven weights , surrounded by admirers . |
| 15 | He was later elected honorary treasurer — a position he was to retain for an incredible quarter of a century , earning himself the title of ‘ Grand Old Man ’ . |
| 16 | He became one of the first football commentators on radio , copying the urgent , excitable American style of the ‘ gee-whizzers ’ , earning himself the nickname of ‘ By Jove ’ Allison on the way . |
| 17 | St Albans Crown Court heard how 50 year old David Lashley raped and killed the 24 year old after earning himself the reputation of a habitual rapist . |
| 18 | But , along with everyone else , he had a tremendous game and played his part in one of Palace 's best-ever away performances in the old 3rd Division South , helping us to gain a splendid 3–2 victory and earning himself an accolade from Palace Manager , Ronnie Rooke , who said that Jack ‘ came through with flying colours ’ . |
| 19 | Endless ads have been Green or organic , from the guy who rips his plans up to wreck the countryside and earns himself a beer , to the couple in the deodorant ad who just happen to be frolicking naked in the forest with camouflage make-up . |