Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [verb] him a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Far from it ! ’ she said thickly , but her racing pulses told him a different story , and she knew her desire for him was growing stronger with each moment they spent together . |
| 2 | His features were strong and rather austere , and his high cheekbones gave him a distinction that was all his own , though the line of his well-cut mouth hinted at a sensuality that disturbed her without her knowing why . |
| 3 | They travelled around the Reikland , and soon Magnus 's rousing speeches earned him a massive following amongst the common folk of the Empire . |
| 4 | These early months gave him a brutally clear idea of what lay ahead . |
| 5 | The explicit lines gave him a twisted perception of British women , a court heard yesterday . |
| 6 | He 's looking to all these outside things to make him a man , make him happy . |
| 7 | And those eyes that seemed to dance and scowl at the same time from beneath their fringe of long dark lashes gave him a restless , unpredictable air . |
| 8 | You do n't really want Fabbiano to find out that one of his little girls cost him a whoppin' big order . ’ |
| 9 | Nearly 500 prominent Spanish monarchists sent him a collective letter of greeting and welcome , which was published on 13 February . |
| 10 | Apart from his large London abode , his nefarious activities brought him a cottage at Lightwater , another at Chobham , a house at Wokingham and one at Sonning . |
| 11 | Straightaway , he made a niche for himself as our left-back , and his fearless diving headers made him a tremendous favourite with the Palace fans , who dubbed him ‘ Chopper ’ in recognition of his decisive interceptions with his unruly fair hair . |
| 12 | SAVE : 3+ ( A Savage Orc 's protective tattoos give him a save equivalent to light armour . ) |
| 13 | As a player for Scotland his peacock style and brasserie good looks made him a figure of considerable loathing . |
| 14 | His mop of red hair and boyish good looks made him a favourite with the ladies . |
| 15 | For this , Italian fanzines make him a perfect Italian boy ( ‘ Mamma is my true sweetheart ’ — Max Magazine ) . |
| 16 | Had these lonely years made him a coward ? |
| 17 | While Charles remained , apparently inactive , at Edinburgh , the British government was making vigorous preparations to give him a warm reception when , as expected , he advanced into England . |
| 18 | SCORPION WOLFCHILD , just recently moved to London , is stalking some attractive , mysterious , bright , sweet-smelling females to show him a good time . |
| 19 | If his fragile skills made him a figure of immense vulnerability on the pitch , then off the pitch , in the press and in the corridors of football power , Jinky was hacked to bits and fullbacks were rarely to blame . |
| 20 | Craig ran his hand through his hair so that it sprung into small curls giving him a rakish appearance . |
| 21 | Ron 's robust style , his deep understanding of the constitutional issues involved and his ability to see straight through to the nub of a debate and articulate clearly the available options made him a powerful persuader . |
| 22 | Abu Khadra 's heavily boned face and strong rectangular glasses gave him a slightly fearsome appearance . |
| 23 | His Etonian vowels give him a peculiar aural resemblance to Brian Johnston of Test Match Special ( imagine Johnners talking about what an axe can do to the flesh and you will have some idea of just how disorienting this is ) . |
| 24 | His first transfer to Tottenham split two spells with Millwall before he moved to the Dell , where his no-nonsense approach and disciplinary problems earned him a hard-man reputation . |
| 25 | ‘ 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 . |
| 26 | Not only were men from other areas drawn into Gloucester 's circle but , by a cumulative process , the duke 's new interests made him a more attractive lord within the Neville lands themselves . |
| 27 | Not only were men from other areas drawn into Gloucester 's circle but , by a cumulative process , the duke 's new interests made him a more attractive lord within the Neville lands themselves . |
| 28 | His strong dialect and ungrammatical turns of phrase often made him unintentionally amusing , but his dark and ruddy complexion , coarse features , and shabby clothes gave him a hold over the type of working man the total abstainers sought to reach . |
| 29 | Harrison kept intent on the gentleman but still he noted the two boats on the lake — one had caught what must be a pike from the struggle — heard the chiming axes of the woodmen , noted the flocks on the Scale Force bank of Crummock and , more particularly , a pair of swallows playing beside the water — these and a score of other impressions gave him a richness of context denied Hope who , after struggling with his pipe , battled on , oblivious of all that was about him , to confirm and exercise his new and gloriously liberated Christianity . |
| 30 | As Jimmy , Hoffman elaborates the film role that made him famous , Benjamin in The Graduate , and he is a thoroughly charming actor with sufficient off-beat idiosyncrasies to make him a spiny delight . |