Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [verb] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | On subsequent visits to Spain Minton did reveal enough knowledge of Spanish to engage locals in conversations in bars , but in 1949 the only Spanish Bernard heard him say was ‘ No , melón ! ’ to a waiter . |
| 2 | Richard Elliott , the Headmaster , chose Francis as one of the first pupil teachers , and in due course promoted him to the position of junior teacher at the Margate branch of the Asylum . |
| 3 | His political inclinations got him into trouble again in 1940 , however . |
| 4 | He had toyed with the fantasy of sleeping with her ; the rich smell aroused him . |
| 5 | Her calm , lazy response made him laugh . |
| 6 | His advanced views made him unpopular with many of the clergy . |
| 7 | And , when the cast of The Hooded Owl met him , they could understand why . |
| 8 | His tousled hair gave him an appealingly boyish appearance , and Robbie found herself aching to smooth it for him , to run her fingers over the dark stubble on his cheeks . |
| 9 | For a moment he thought there was a double meaning in her words , but he dismissed the thought when he recognised it was one of her usual openings to draw him into conversation . |
| 10 | The powerful running of the big front man had been a constant threat to Andover all afternoon and they just had no answer as he finally surged through shrugging off vain attempts to check him before delivering the perfect finish . |
| 11 | After all , just look round any bar and you 'll see that everybody there , myself included ( you too if it 's your kind of bar ) , has in their time been both The Boy and The Older Man , both Banker and Domestic , Ingenue and Other Woman , booted Prince and stirrup-holding Groom — but I do n't mean either that you should have complete license to make him look just how you wish ; I do n't want to think of anyone hearing this story and grinning and thinking of Boy as some permanently , conveniently smiling blue-eyed blonde , because he was not that in any way and that is not what he meant to us . |
| 12 | His withered skin mummifies him , though those old Golconda eyes are golden-black still . |
| 13 | My father , by his own efforts , got into the commissioned classes , but lack of a private income forced him to leave his chosen regiment and find a less fashionable , less expensive one . |
| 14 | An ample private income allowed him time to indulge his tastes for writing , politics , and rowing . |
| 15 | The interim parliament condemned him for acting contrary to the peace process , and for a gross violation of basic human rights ; Johnson had given an undertaking to Sawyer that he would desist from carrying out executions , after previous killings of rebels and civilians . |
| 16 | How had he managed to confirm his own legitimacy , reduce the legitimacy of Vichy , resist Allied attempts to marginalize him , and gain the recognition of the resistance movements ? |
| 17 | The sight of a wounded soldier left him raw and angry . |
| 18 | The soft lines of the sweatshirt that moulded the broad shoulders gave him an air of easy , masculine power , and the blue almost exactly matched the blue of his eyes . |
| 19 | Her hazel eyes flayed him . |
| 20 | He took hundreds and hundreds of acid trips , and real strong stock enabled him to do it . |
| 21 | INTREPID David Bradshaw broke the Great Bognor Birdman record yesterday — but winning the wacky contest cost him dearly . |
| 22 | In this instant , a stronger bit might help with the strong horse to stop him running through the rider 's hand . |
| 23 | I took Sir Ralph to the top of the stairs into the North Bastion tower but the passageway was so narrow Colebrooke helped him the rest of the way . ’ |
| 24 | She told herself off for not being attentive enough , for not finding the right words to encourage him to go on . |
| 25 | A white dog with torn ears followed him into the room . |
| 26 | Horrified by his latest intentions , they were perhaps genuinely considering a last-ditch attempt to save him from himself . |
| 27 | Harold Wilson probably underwent the most disagreeable experience of any Prime Minister in that it was regarded as respectable political tactics to traduce him on any grounds other than political . |
| 28 | His blade lent him power beyond mortal reckoning ; the eternal flame gave him the strength to use it . |
| 29 | From its foundation in 1855 , Hope had various professional journalists to assist him as joint editors , and its sharp , sardonic style of comment and outspokenness acquired for it the nickname ‘ The Saturday Reviler ’ . |
| 30 | Two uniformed guards intercepted him , one reached for his suitcase . |