Example sentences of "[noun sg] in [v-ing] him [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tom had been a great help in advising him on the farming aspects and , of course , on the teaching . |
| 2 | You did us a great service in warning him of the threat to his life , Isabel . |
| 3 | Sentencing McPherson , the judge , Lord Cameron , said he accepted that McPherson had been in some part less responsible for the violence to Mr O'Donnell that evening , but added : ‘ Nevertheless you played a full part in luring him into the hands of those who were responsible for repeated acts of a bizarre and terrible character upon him . ’ |
| 4 | Common Law found a difficulty in protecting him against the stranger . |
| 5 | I felt like Plain Jane , and Dustin felt they had made a mistake in choosing him for the film in the first place . |
| 6 | It was not such a great step in reducing him to the laws-giver . |