Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] him a " in BNC.
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| 1 | William Temple got him an honouring invitation , as a delegate to the vast ecumenical conference at Edinburgh in 1937 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | His dribbly nose , crooked teeth and cheeky Cockney accent made him an obvious classroom victim . |
| 4 | Quite different from her brother , who was slim where she was rotund , and whose dark hair lent him a certain swarthy , though boyish , kind of good looks . |
| 5 | The Mirror titles made him a Fleet Street figure to match his other interests . |
| 6 | He told Johnson that Warburton ( the combative English divine and man of letters , whose generally controversial national presence made him a common topic of Johnsonian conversation ) had a close relationship with an unnamed ‘ eminent printer ’ . |
| 7 | Although the heart of his empire was the Neville land , it would be wrong to cast Gloucester in the role of hereditary northern magnate , whose estates made him an independent regional force . |
| 8 | Although the heart of his empire was the Neville land , it would be wrong to cast Gloucester in the role of hereditary northern magnate , whose estates made him an independent regional force . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Young 's Scottish background , Calvinist convictions , and diplomatic skills made him an ideal emissary , and he was praised by the archbishop of St Andrews , among others , for his persuasive performance . |
| 11 | Bishop soon abandoned the ‘ exalted ’ demeanour that troubled his brethren , and his organizational skills made him an invaluable member of the emerging movement . |
| 12 | The report says ‘ Mr Zappala 's … experience … along with his civic activities make him an ideal candidate for the US embassy ’ . |
| 13 | He succeeds in the game and the goldfish offers him a prize . |
| 14 | Nicoll appointed him a fellow of the Shakespeare Institute in 1953 . |
| 15 | Michael 's younger sister found him a fidget in church and thought it was fidgeting to excess . |
| 16 | To do that , on May 18th the prime minister , Leonid Kuchma , asked parliament to grant him a range of extraordinary powers : to rule the economy by decree , control the central bank and the state privatisation body and have jurisdiction over the president 's satraps in the regions . |
| 17 | Colin phoned him up , and er , it it he mentioned , how he was starting up , and he said he might be interested , anyway Colin phoned him a couple of weeks ago to see if he was still interested in . |
| 18 | The present writer owes him a particularly deep debt of gratitude . |
| 19 | Densil 's mum let him a room . |
| 20 | For Foster the resurfaced family tradition of unionism and his newly acquired loyalty to Paisley made him an active and enthusiastic supporter of his political activities . |
| 21 | If some of Hoppé 's portraits and genre pictures have not stood the test of time , his influence on his contemporaries , his restless experimentation , his role in helping to found the London Salon of Photography , and his nineteen books made him an important figure in the history of twentieth-century photography . |
| 22 | Meredith flung him an eager glance , enthralled by the noise , the snow , the funereal gondolas bobbing in the water . |
| 23 | And Joanne 's seeing through his disguise made him a bit wary . |
| 24 | Arnold was of Tom Arnold 's circus , and his post as the vice-chairman of the party in charge of candidates made him a target of all those who were eager to stand for Parliament . |
| 25 | Landor 's want of training and his impatience to press on with all speed made him an unreliable surveyor , and there were those who impugned the veracity of his hair-raising escapes ; but in energy and resourcefulness , in courage and power of endurance , he was the equal of any of the previous generation of great explorers . |
| 26 | The Proconsul offers him a last-minute reprieve , however , if he will repent and swear by the genius of Caesar . |
| 27 | His self-promotional skills combined with his love of sport and the arts made him a popular choice in his new fields . |
| 28 | For this , Italian fanzines make him a perfect Italian boy ( ‘ Mamma is my true sweetheart ’ — Max Magazine ) . |
| 29 | ‘ He gave me twelve months to find him a bigger place , ’ recalled Thomas . |
| 30 | It took the bank almost two months to write him a curt letter saying it was not interested . |