Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [v-ing] he in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Ramsey was to be Archbishop of Canterbury , what was wrong with leaving him in the weighty see of Durham until the day came ? |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | He did n't tell her that they had brought him here unconscious after torturing him in the main building . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |