Example sentences of "it [verb] him [adj] [art] " in BNC.

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1 More like a volcano erupting than a steam engine blowing its top , Nick always said , but he was touchy about it because it made him sick the first time .
2 From Henry James , The Pupil The poor young man hesitated and procrastinated : it cost him such an effort to broach the subject of terms , to speak of money to a person who spoke only of feelings and , as it were , of the aristocracy ( 1 ) .
3 His voice grated , but he spoke out clearly , perhaps even a little louder than was natural because it cost him such an effort to get it out at all .
4 It amazed him such a slip of a girl could have such passion in her , and by then he had noticed the perfect contours of her body which neither the black dress nor the prim white apron could conceal .
5 It took him half an hour 's fast driving up the autobahn to reach the disaster point .
6 He eventually gave this one up and left them both threatening the car park attendant , but it took him half an hour to cross the street and ring the bell at No. 3 .
7 it was so erm steep and it took him half the service to get over , just , well then in the equity I am not fit , I 'm gon na lose weight and do exercise
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