Example sentences of "[prep] him of the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because Pound was not a combatant , and because he resolutely resisted making easily patriotic and self-righteous gestures ( this is what Homage to Sextus Propertius is about , very largely ) , the impact upon him of the First World War is under-estimated . |
| 2 | The distinctive moods of the rich and various landscapes which crowded near to Stowey were becoming for Coleridge almost a reflex of his own moods and thoughts — the broad uplands of the Quantock Hills a counterpoint to the speculative power of a mind ‘ habituated to the vast ’ , the lowland villages an expression for him of the loving companionship of friends and family , the hidden dell , where the voice of nature sounded in the waterfall , a retreat by turns comforting and mysterious to serve his recurrent longing for escape . |
| 3 | THE Vendor is seized of the property hereinafter described for an estate in fee simple in possession free from encumbrances save as hereinafter mentioned and has agreed with the Purchaser for the sale to him of the said property for a like estate at the price of five thousand pounds |
| 4 | He had never been close to his son , Mark 's father , but had doted on his grandson and had often talked to him of the old Russia . |
| 5 | Both would involve payment to him of the same sum of money . |
| 6 | He did homage to Edward explicitly for the land held by him of the English king , but is reputed to have added ‘ saving my kingdom of Scotland ’ . |