Example sentences of "find him a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Conscious that he needed an heir , James now acquired a wife , having instructed the envoy sent to find him a suitable bride that she should not be ‘ too horrible ’ . |
| 2 | But Wilson had been immeasurably kind to him , found a place for a very square peg in his government and , in 1967 , when he no longer had room in his government for Wigg , created him a peer and was at pains to find him a suitable job as chairman of the Horserace Betting Levy Board . |
| 3 | ‘ It would have been terribly unfair to him and any possible new owners to find him a new home when he was in such a terrible state . |
| 4 | Darlington borough councillor Paul Geldart last night revealed how Mr O'Hare had begged the authority to find him a new home . |
| 5 | ‘ He gave me twelve months to find him a bigger place , ’ recalled Thomas . |
| 6 | ‘ He claims that I employed him as an assistant in order to find him a real job . ’ |
| 7 | In 1829 , as the lad approached the age of 14 , decision time was coming ; if Benjamin had any yearning to go to sea like his brother , he seems to have kept it quiet , but there was every need to find him a safe and secure job with prospects . |
| 8 | So I found him a small house called Kirk o'Field , outside Edinburgh . |
| 9 | I found him a fascinating , knowledgeable and eclectic artist , someone who thinks deeply about his work and is not content simply to record the bare facts of the world in front of him . |
| 10 | He found him a hard-working and honest man , if a little curt and tacit . |
| 11 | At Westminster , however , John Pym [ q.v. ] found him a useful henchman , particularly adept at inculcating tension . |
| 12 | Actually , I found him a pleasant companion . |
| 13 | Eventually , it was David who found him a good ship and carefully guided him through the process . |
| 14 | ‘ We obedience-trained him and found him a new home . |
| 15 | She found him a new toothbrush in its unbroken wrap , and said , ‘ It 's a pity about Sir George . |
| 16 | They met ; he found her company agreeable , she found him a new slogan . |
| 17 | Unlike Hitler , however , the Americans were anxious for Franco 's consent and found him a reasonable interlocutor . |
| 18 | I found him a clean scarf to hold over his face . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | I have met Mr. Watkin , and found him a lively and stimulating character . |
| 21 | He found him a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity ; ‘ like a merry rollicking schoolboy ’ . |
| 22 | They talked over a meal that was prepared especially for her , and she found him a charming and entertaining companion . |
| 23 | The dealer found him a difficult artist to deal with . |
| 24 | At first I found him a difficult subject to interview because , to paraphrase Donne , when he had done he had not done , he still had more ; and I had to learn to give him at least five seconds , grace before moving on , because his afterthoughts were often gems . |
| 25 | As well as admiring Modigliani 's talent , Zborowski found him a romantic figure , living a life he would have liked to lead . |
| 26 | The father found him a ready substitute for his own dead infant son , Philip , and often called the young writer ‘ Phil ’ . |
| 27 | If Whizzo had been any good Jazz could have transferred but Biddy , having given Whizzo the thumbs down , had found him a good home with a nervous lady in the suburbs and he was no longer available . |
| 28 | Which was why it was so intriguing to hear that he had told one or more of the SRU 's top brass that while Peter Wright was still scrummaging like a tight-head prop in that — one would have thought very wisely — he did not attempt any of the seasoned loose-head 's tricks of the trade , he had found him a good , strong and heavy scrummager , difficult to budge . |
| 29 | But he had not even asked — she had found him a little unnerving . |
| 30 | She was said to have paid £1,000 towards the £2,000 down payment given to the undercover detectives by her father and Chief Superintendent John Homer said that in dealings with Mr Smith police had found him a difficult and opinionated man . |