Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [vb -s] him [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Every day the brave and clever assistant takes over from the master , whose slackness and lack of seriousness demotes him from the rank which seemed to be permanently his . ’
2 The injunction to make a small cross on the table from five breadcrumbs as a sign of devotion links him with a custom known to have been practised in monastic life , linking the daily bread of physical survival with the bread of life broken at the Passion .
3 The wording of the Chronicle implies that the same force returned in mid-1006 , and Swegen may have accompanied it and remained until the payment of tribute in 1007 ; the twelfth-century chronicler Henry of Huntingdon associates him with the ravaging at this time .
4 This in turn puts him in the right frame of mind to be helped to overcome the problem once and for all .
5 A picture of the Shah at the ruined temple on Philae shows him in a blazer and tie , wearing tinted glasses and looking very gaunt as a guide earnestly explains it all to him .
6 Legendary in concept , this depiction of Barbarossa at Gelnhausen portrays him in the company of mythical beasts .
7 Easy Over 's victory at Garthorpe puts him at the head of the area Young Horse title , and Shedid has increased her lead in the mares ' championship .
8 The cistern flushes , sending a fine spray over Philip 's shoes and trouser bottoms , and the swinging handle released by Busby hits him on the nose .
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