Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] [vb pp] him [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His emphasis on the " common style " suggests that he is no longer interested in talking to himself but to others , and Four Quartets is at one level an oratorical performance : it would not be too much to say that all of his previous work has led him to this point , where poetry is married with public exhortation . |
| 2 | His subsequent career in equipment and clothing has kept him in close touch with needs , and there is no PE jargon in his down-to-earth advice . |
| 3 | Conran is convinced , too , that his experience of manufacturing in the early days has stood him in good stead as head of a retailing empire . |
| 4 | Even so , striking on or soon after January 15th would help Mr Bush underline , for the benefit of critics at home and abroad , the clear legal authority the UN has given him for military action . |
| 5 | Instead , Farbrace found his way blocked by Steve Marsh 's superior batting and duly followed ‘ Nobby ’ to Lord 's , where the same handicap has consigned him to 2nd XI obscurity . |
| 6 | His background with the round ball has stood him in good stead in becoming one of the country 's leading goal-kickers . |
| 7 | " I think the American woman has upset him in some way , " she continued in a quiet voice . |
| 8 | ‘ He was a black Jew ; the Church has turned him into some kind of Barbie doll . ’ |
| 9 | Since then , Dr Richardson has met him on many occasions , and he conveyed the university 's invitation to the Dalai Lama . |
| 10 | However , Mr Doe claims that the reply from the Minister has vindicated him in one of his other chief concerns , the future of the national rail timetable . |
| 11 | But he will have to wait to get into the action — an ankle injury has sidelined him for two weeks . |