Example sentences of "[adj] [adj] [noun] that [vb -s] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Does it mean that everybody has some definite thing that moves him ? ’ |
| 2 | He 's wearing a crisp white shirt that makes him look tanned . |
| 3 | So Madam I 'm asking you to say that these circumstances , this is the sort of case that should never have come before the court , it should 've been sorted out between the parties themselves , with the aid of their solicitors , and that it 's only the overreaction of the police in this particular circumstance that brings him before the court here . |
| 4 | In a world of single parents , almost all of them female , it is the relationship that the young man has with a solid male figure that gives him an edge and keeps him on the straight and narrow . |
| 5 | Underwood has speed and balance and , on the New Zealand evidence , that extra sense that carries him closer to attacking chances than Andrew Harriman , despite the latter 's Rolls-Royce speed . |
| 6 | Hear us now as we attempt to contact Simon 's father and help him in the great spiritual work that awaits him in this prime time of his boyhood ! ’ |
| 7 | Gatsby seems alive like the glittering social circle that surrounds him , whereas Clegg is , emotionally , as dead as his butterfly collection . |
| 8 | Resource-based learning can last as little as ten minutes : a child 's scrutiny of a repeating film-loop which teaches him a concept or skill he will need for the next part of his programme ; a short programmed exercise that enables him to test his grasp of an idea or piece of knowledge before embarking on a larger exercise ; a work-card unit giving practise in loading a projector or using a subject catalogue . |