Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [prep] him [prep] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | Frau Nordern gazed at him for an icy moment then stalked into the bedroom . |
| 2 | A Christmas card sent to him by an AI member in Switzerland had been returned marked ‘ Consigned is free ’ . |
| 3 | The words burst from him in an angry rush , and she glanced at him in surprise . |
| 4 | The tragic hero appears before him with an epic clarity and beauty , and yet he rejoices at the hero 's annihilation . |
| 5 | Curtis looked after him with an understanding grin ; the two men had a lot in common . |
| 6 | Master of his own hardware universe , pedals and effects spread before him like an airline pilot 's bewildering cockpit or the useless junk at some bum 's feet on a New York sidewalk , this little lot transforms him from frizzy-head potato face misery into a full-blown magician . |
| 7 | FISA president Max Mosley told a news conference that the French Formula One driver would not be disciplined for highly critical remarks about FISA officials attributed to him in an interview with a French magazine . |
| 8 | Gooch watched Akram 's bowling as closely as a surgeon at the operating table , the ball flashing across him at an acute angle against the backdrop of a dramatic dark-blue sky . |
| 9 | The old gentleman looked at him with an expression of dislike . |
| 10 | The ombudsman shall ( in accordance with and subject to the following clauses of this scheme ) investigate any complaint received by him from an individual if : — ( a ) the complaint relates to action taken in the United Kingdom by a building society or a body associated with it ; ( b ) at the time that the complaint is received by the ombudsman , the building society or ( as the case may be ) associated body is a participant in the scheme ; ( c ) the action was taken in relation to one of the activities specified in clause 17 ; ( d ) the grounds of the complaint are included in the grounds specified in clause 18 ; and ( e ) the complainant alleges that the action has caused him pecuniary loss , expense or inconvenience . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ The ombudsman shall … investigate any complaint received by him from an individual if [ 1 ] … the complaint relates to action taken in the United Kingdom by a building society … [ 2 ] in relation to … the grant or refusal to grant a borrowing member … other or further … advances secured on the same or different land provided that the grounds of complaint [ are ] that [ 3 ] the action complained of constitutes in relation to the complainant : — ( a ) in the case of a participating society , a breach of its obligations under the Act , its rules or any other contract or … ( b ) unfair treatment or ( c ) maladministration . |
| 12 | His father turned toward him with an earnestness that Jack had never before seen in his face . |
| 13 | Australia beckoned to him like an uncut diamond . |
| 14 | Burger looked at him with an odd expression . |
| 15 | The only role created on him by an experienced choreographer was that of a Negro pugilist in Andrée Howard 's Mardi Gras , and that ballet , although striking in its strange , suggestive drama , was such an idiosyncratic , atmospheric piece that he was unlikely to learn much from it about form or structure . |
| 16 | Maryon was getting a bit worried about him after an evening out in a restaurant : he had been getting behind with his alcohol intake so he decided to catch up . |
| 17 | ‘ Criminals far more vicious than Nicholas Dodman looked upon him as an easy target to provide an outlet for their criminal activities , ’ he said . |
| 18 | ‘ Criminals far more vicious than Nicholas Dodman looked upon him as an easy target to provide an outlet for their criminal activities , ’ he said . |
| 19 | And William looked at him with an odd expression , and at first Preston thought he really did n't remember or was pretending he did n't , but then he smiled , even more oddly , and said , ‘ The Devil . ’ |
| 20 | This was a tip given to him by an extremely well-known Test player . |
| 21 | The thought came to him in an instant as he stood , hesitating over whether to join the fight . |
| 22 | One night just off the M6 in Cheshire , Thor rewarded all the training , attention and love shown to him with an avalanche of devotion and courage . |
| 23 | His words combined with Davide 's torpor to close around him like an iron lung , though the sweat brought on by his pace was now increased by terror . |
| 24 | ‘ ( 4 ) Where a person elects not to perform an agreement which by virtue of this section is unenforceable against him or by virtue of this section recovers money paid or other property transferred by him under an agreement he shall repay any money and return any other property received by him under the agreement . |
| 25 | Every one of the dead men ached in him like an amputation . |
| 26 | As the thought struck him he felt a sudden wild dizziness , and fatigue ran through him like an electrical surge . |
| 27 | As Jack goes on hunting , the little ones look at him as an expert . |
| 28 | The producer turned to him with an apologetic smile , his voice injected with what the sergeant considered a theatrical dose of concern . |
| 29 | Not , however , when Charlotte sat opposite him in an eerily empty airport cafe and described her experiences in the United States while gazing at him with an expression implying what he most wanted to believe : that she trusted him unreservedly . |
| 30 | Bunny sat on him like an angel , as though glued to the saddle , handling him beautifully and gently . |