Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] him in the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 BRITISH spy Ian Spiro left bloody fingerprints smeared on his son 's bedroom walls after blasting him in the head twice with a handgun .
2 The climax of his tale is to profess to excuse Cassio — ‘ But men are men ; the best sometimes forget ’ ( 237 ) — an extremely effective way of indicting him in the eyes of those present .
3 If your foe stoops on a ground unit and is locked in combat you 'll have a good chance of catching him in the flanks .
4 Because of the apprehension of a breach of the peace on the part of the inspector , it was held , there arose a duty on him to prevent a breach of the peace , and because the appellant had sought to hold the meeting in defiance of his instructions , she was guilty of obstructing him in the execution of his duty .
5 The strain of having him in the club practically all the time had been hard enough .
6 Lewis added : ‘ Bowe 's stripping has robbed me of the chance of beating him in the ring .
7 When my colleague had said that , with me sitting right beside him , I felt like punching him in the face ; it was that kind of attitude that any campaign would have to fight .
8 The other day , in America , the driver of my car said : ‘ I do n't know how you can leave her , ’ and I felt like smacking him in the face .
9 The ward nurses will need information from the patient and his family and from other people who may be involved with helping him in the community .
10 The defendant was involved in a scuffle with a constable and was successfully charged with obstructing him in the execution of his duty .
11 Not content with blackguarding him in the columns of the local rag , him and his silly daughter 's bum , the one-time Chief Citizen of the Borough had been up to no good with a girl young enough to be Grace 's sister , and in the Grand Hotel , and at a Conservative Party conference of all places .
12 He had fired at Bernard Newton , 67 , and reloaded twice before shooting him in the head with his fourth cartridge .
13 The two robbers banged on the side of the Security Express van , spread-eagled one of the guards before shooting him in the legs .
14 On seeing him in the nude , the girls ' screams of fear turn into roars of laughter .
15 Catherine sounded suddenly exhausted , and as she gave him back the cup she turned towards him , letting him see that she had been crying , but without looking him in the face .
16 Rutherford again made the best stand of the innings , for the fourth wicket , with the captain who was n't keen on having him in the team .
17 The emphasis is on conduct , on leading the reader ‘ on the way to heaven , without intricating him in the labyrinths and wild turnings of questions and uncertain talkings ’ .
18 Ferguson revealed : ‘ I have been so impressed by Danny 's form that I am now giving serious consideration about playing him in the League team .
19 ‘ I expect you would be a good judge of that , ’ she snapped , hating the fact that she felt less annoyed at finding him in the room than at the thought of all the other women he was comparing her to .
20 But predators came in various shapes and sizes , and he was troubled by the knowledge that any rescue party from the Simonova could also include the person who was responsible for dumping him in the escape pod .
21 By riding him in the company of a mature schoolmaster , the youngster will gain confidence from the other horse 's relaxed carriage .
22 This was borne out by observing him in the classroom , where he was sitting quietly working , in contrast with the much less controlled behaviour of other children in this small group .
23 He had punished Gionesca by putting him in the horse trough and that was it .
24 Lord Denning MR said : Every member of the community is entitled to carry on any trade or business he chooses and in such manner as he thinks most desirable in his own interests , so long as he does nothing unlawful : with the consequence that any contract which interferes with the free exercise of his trade or business , by restricting him in the work he may do for others , or the arrangements which he may make with others , is a contract in restraint of trade .
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