Example sentences of "earn him [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In an entirely separate category is the ‘ St Jerome ’ of one Vittorio Sgarbi , a minor art historian with exhibitionist tendencies which have made him a television personality in his own country , and , like Cicciolina , have recently earned him a seat in parliament . |
| 2 | This scientific enthusiasm was invaluable during his three years as President of the Royal Geographical Society and it has earned him a place on the National Environmental Research Council . |
| 3 | Played against the fist-faced public school bile of Ian Hislop and genius swagger of Angus Deayton , Merton 's deadpan asides , regular flights of insanity and crap T-shirts have earned him a place in our hearts forever . |
| 4 | Welcome back:An aerial stuntman is waiting to find out whether a bungee jump from more than ten thousand feet has earned him a place in the record books . |
| 5 | BRADLEY HUGHES ' victory in the Australian Masters on Sunday has earned him a place in this year 's Johnnie Walker world championship in Jamaica , the organisers said yesterday . |
| 6 | BRADLEY HUGHES ' victory in the Australian Masters on Sunday has earned him a place in this year 's Johnnie Walker world championship in Jamaica , the organisers said yesterday . |
| 7 | The American smiled at the accurate description of the Vice President whose reputation for always falling asleep at meetings had earned him the nickname of Mogadon Man . |
| 8 | He is well liked and sticks to his brief come what may — a tactic that has rightly earned him the nickname of the ’ Bardic steamroller ’ . |
| 9 | Blake is one of the few techno artists who chooses to use his voice , and his semi-whispered seductions have earned him the title of ‘ The Prince Of Techno ’ . |
| 10 | In the conquest of the town of Badajoz , on 13 and 14 August , Yagüe repeated and surpassed the repressive brutality which in 1934 had earned him the name of " Hyena of Asturias " . |
| 11 | These were the only wickets Martin took in the match , but his allround contributions would probably have earned him the Man of the Match award had such been on offer in those days . |
| 12 | His clemency had earned him the regard of the West and would , surely , last until Twelfth Night . |
| 13 | Others , like Hayling , obviously had talent , but none of them had even a fraction of the experience or ability which had twice earned him the Journalist of the Year award for his coverage of Vietnam and Cambodia . |
| 14 | This success had earned him the approval of the Director . |
| 15 | After playing no competitive chess for 20 years , Fischer 's comeback in beating Spassky — still an active player and rated in the top 100 players in the world — by 10 games to 5 with 15 draws is a remarkable achievement that would ( if it was rated ) earn him a place in the world 's top ten players . |
| 16 | To leave his work , on the other hand , would earn him a clout across his ears from Davis and perhaps , even from the smith as well . |
| 17 | He will be hoping his performance will earn him a place in the 10-strong squad for New Zealand in January . |
| 18 | A fund-raiser planning to tour Europe in a Reliant Robin has been told that the feat wo n't earn him a place in the record books — because he 's one wheel short . |
| 19 | A fund-raiser planning to tour Europe in a Reliant Robin has been told that the feat wo n't earn him a place in the record books — because he 's one wheel short . |
| 20 | Ian WAS hoping the jump would earn him a place in the record books , but a spokesman for the Guinness Book of Records said there was n't a suitable category . |
| 21 | Much to his regret , his last interview — with Houston detectives — earned him a trip to the county jail . . |
| 22 | He also headed a number of Courtaulds ' textile businesses at different times but it was mainly his knowledge of viscose which earned him a reputation as a leading world authority on the fibre . |
| 23 | His thesis , A Comparative View of the Language Question in Gaelic , Irish and Welsh Educational History with Emphasis on Gaelic Scotland , 1688-1872 , earned him a Doctorate of Philosophy from Dundee in July 1980 . |
| 24 | Indeed , as we shall see , Gregory VII rebuked his too active agent Hugh , now archbishop of Lyons , for his officious energy in harrying the king of England to carry out papal decrees , without regard to the king 's virtues which earned him a claim to forbearance . |
| 25 | Samuels was with Adams on the 1988 youth tour of Australia and his Cup returns of 426 runs at 47.33 earned him a place in the West Indies team for the series against England A as opening batsman . |
| 26 | Tokes 's opposition to the NSF and support for Hungarian minority rights earned him a number of death threats . |
| 27 | But the chairman of Velcro is a very British knight , Sir Humphrey Cripps , a 75-year-old Northamptonshire businessman whose extraordinary generosity to charities , Cambridge colleges , and Nottingham University earned him a knighthood in 1989 . |
| 28 | His golfing prowess earned him a series of length golfing tuition articles in the Standard . |
| 29 | ‘ There go the 1970s , ’ commented Hargreaves , ‘ there go the drinking seventies , ’ a comment which earned him a slap in the eye from Giles 's girlfriend Venetia : ‘ Drunkard yourself ! ’ she shouted , ‘ drunkard yourself ! ’ |
| 30 | His experience in student television earned him an interview at BBC Scotland , ( ‘ A disaster . |