Example sentences of "the [noun prp] [verb] him [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | We in the North owe him a considerable debt for the enthusiasm and perception he has shown in building up the schools ' collection of works of art now owned by the County Council . |
| 3 | With the conquest of Normandy , however , Philip-Augustus gained control of a long stretch of coastline opposite England , from which he could also ‘ oversee ’ Brittany , while access from the mouth of the Seine gave him a means of developing trade and a wider market . |
| 4 | At about this time , the BBC offered him a World Service job based in London and , at the age of 30 , he came here for the first time . |
| 5 | Though a newcomer to 500s , the Aussie reckons the Honda gives him no other choice ( Doohan has even lowered gearbox ratios to encourage wheelspin to help turn the bike ) . |
| 6 | The Direktor gave him a sharp glance . |
| 7 | Henry then renounced the Catholic faith — when the Pope refused him a divorce — and set himself up as Head of the Church of England . |
| 8 | The movement was founded by George Fox , who was walking one day on Pendle Hill when , as he said , the sky opened and the Lord showed him a great multitude of people waiting to be saved . |
| 9 | A Scottish indoor record of 3min 57.57sec for the mile and a 1,500m in 3:40.7 as well as several fine competitive performances in the US gave him the right racing background and confidence to tackle Toronto . |
| 10 | The Major gave him a long hard look , but said nothing . |
| 11 | His association with the Devonshires put him a little in public life , but for the main his world was , unlike Bacon 's , largely an intellectual one . |
| 12 | In March this year the film industry in the USA awarded him a special Oscar for his outstanding contribution to world cinema . |
| 13 | Dumas grew jealous of the workmanship and insisted on the Bey lending him the best craftsmen , saying ‘ you need that room only after your death , but I need your craftsmen while I am alive ’ . |
| 14 | The Abbot gave him a long , despairing look . |