Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [v-ing] him [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mentioned to Kirk that I had no intention of asking him about that part of the tour . |
| 2 | He wants to talk about The Miser , so you persist with that line of questioning in the hope of drawing him on other aspects of his career . |
| 3 | The story was that Puig-Aubert would often snatch a smoke when play was downfield , and we lived in hope of catching him in such an act of Gallic braggadocio . |
| 4 | Although the case was still open the police had no hope of finding him after all this time . |
| 5 | Warmed by Coleman 's sympathy , El-Jorr made a point of introducing him to all the CIs and ‘ mules ’ who arrived at Eurame on their way back and forth along the pipeline , including him in the conversation as they brewed up endless cups of Lebanese coffee . |
| 6 | I had considerable difficulty in dissuading him from this course and only did so when I was able to convince him that , far from assisting Aitken , it would damage his cause . |
| 7 | I thought at the time that her absent luncheon companion must have been a boorish character , and even the greatest friends of Randolph Churchill would find difficulty in defending him from this charge . |
| 8 | He has been friendly with Holy Trinity 's vicar since teaching him at theological college in Durham . |
| 9 | Paul Keywood , 13 , and his 11-year-old brother Nathan saved the little boy 's life after discovering him in freezing conditions wrapped in only a towel . |
| 10 | I was in favour of hauling him in last week , but the powers-that-be thought it better to let him remain at large for the time being , in the hope that he might lead us to his employers . ’ |
| 11 | If he played at West Brom there would always be the risk of losing him for three or four matches . ’ |
| 12 | When you exacerbate this situation by confronting him with direct questioning or something which intimidates him and causes him to feel even more nervous , his breathing can become so rapid and so shallow that it borders on hyperventilation . |
| 13 | With some wild , unplanned , unfocused idea of shaming him with feminine helplessness , she stayed mute as he drew her into his arms , and remained passive as he gathered her up to him . |
| 14 | ‘ I congratulate myself , in fact , on the idea of nominating him as head boy designate , ’ pursued Edward Crumwallis . |
| 15 | When he died shortly after the arrival of El Cid , his son Motamid ratified the agreement and honoured Rodrigo by placing him in joint command of the army . |
| 16 | When they went into his house , ‘ where their best entertainment was his quiet company ‘ , his wife continually interrupted their conversation by busying him with domestic duties . |
| 17 | For , whatever else , she would not marry Havvie Blaine now , and she would lose no time in informing him of that fact . |