Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] to him in [art] " in BNC.

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1 Everyone deferred to him in the casting of lots , and after he had tossed his white counter into the bowl which was placed in the centre of the chamber there was a wild scramble for precedence .
2 He dumped his kitbag and led her to an armchair , but she clung to him in a state of possessive disbelief which upset Charles even more than the deep depression he 'd been suffering from when he entered the flat .
3 She was afraid that he would wake Peter if she talked to him in the hall .
4 ‘ Of course , it all rather depends , ’ she put to him in a wry tone , ‘ on the outcome of our visit to the police station .
5 But the Emperor remained steadfast in his determination to avenge the murder of his brother , urged , as he told his council of advisors , by his father , the great Constantine , who appeared to him in a dream .
6 It came to him in a flash .
7 It came to him in a flash .
8 It came to him in the small hours .
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