Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] him [prep] [v-ing] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clubs punished him for taking unauthorised time off , missing training and breaking curfew . |
| 2 | In the event , Tyndale 's unorthodox beliefs and his lack of support for the annulment prevented him from having any direct impact on royal policy . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | He won 52 caps for Scotland but there is no doubt that a mixture of club commitments and the carry-on in Copenhagen prevented him from winning many more caps . |
| 5 | Despite his apology , a religious court convicted him of using insulting language . |
| 6 | But a religious court convicted him of using insulting language and ordered 50 lashes with a 6ft bamboo cane . |
| 7 | But a religious court convicted him of using insulting language and ordered the flogging . |
| 8 | Most people credited him with having more influence , especially with the Pope . |
| 9 | The Israelis accused him of selling nuclear information to the Iraqis in 1985 . |
| 10 | The National Security Court was abolished and President Mohammed Siyad Barre was obliged to stand down as chairman of the ruling Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party ( SRSP ) , the constitution preventing him from holding both posts . |
| 11 | While some gay rights groups denounced him for promoting negative stereotypes , ‘ Men On Film ’ also became a regular feature on the gay club circuit . |
| 12 | The need to do this could arise when time and space prevent him from having immediate contact with his source of succour , as would occur for example , on hunting expeditions . |
| 13 | The Zambian leader , currently facing serious internal unrest [ see p. 37523 ] , had previously used international statesmanship to assist him in solving domestic problems . |
| 14 | Even as he uses the accommodation in Annexe A to manoeuvre Serafin into discovering for himself the waiting garret , so he is using the garret to manoeuvre him into rejecting all the proposed associates in Annexe B. Once Serafin has insisted on installing himself in the garret — against all reasonable advice — he is going to discover that the kind of staff he needs will be young and agile , with a good knowledge of the backstairs of Government buildings and an ability to duck their heads and remain inclined slightly forwards for long periods of time . |
| 15 | After preaching on two or three occasions to the people of Kidderminster , the Vicar banned him from preaching any more . |
| 16 | ( When he became Chancellor of the Exchequer this practice caused consternation at the Treasury , when he used only a page of notes to assist him in moving complicated resolutions on wartime finance ; he relied successfully on his memory to provide details and figures . ) |
| 17 | Although the show elevated him from struggling stand-up comic to greeting card icon in two short series , last spring Damon bailed out of In Living Color to devote his energies to writing and starring in films . |
| 18 | Were they all pretending to be ignorant in order to trap him into making some punishable blunder . |
| 19 | referred to a statutory predecessor of Ord. 62 , r. 24 and said : ‘ Where an account consists in part of a bill of costs , the judge may direct the taxing master to assist him in settling such costs . ’ |
| 20 | Guo 's comments , and other remarks by Chinese officials earlier in the month , were interpreted as reflecting China 's intention of stepping up pressure on Chris Patten , Hong Kong 's Governor-designate , in order to dissuade him from considering any major changes in the colony or attempting to amend clauses in the Basic Law which would determine Hong Kong 's position under Chinese rule from 1997 [ see p. 37248 ] . |
| 21 | We think we should not accept ‘ I like Auntie Kate ’ as a valid communication unless we allow for an answer to the question , ‘ How does he know ? ’ or ‘ What observation justifies him in saying that ? ’ |