Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] [v-ing] him [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | The two robbers banged on the side of the Security Express van , spread-eagled one of the guards before shooting him in the legs . |
2 | He was suspicious of her motives in inviting him into the house — he usually got no further than the front doorstep . |
3 | If this is proved , the court makes a preliminary order , called a ‘ receiving order ’ , which protects the debtor 's property and prevents creditors from suing him without the leave of the court . |
4 | It is just that I am trying to find ways of helping him through the first bad spell of his career . |
5 | Nadirpur spoke to his office in Monaco and left instructions for contacting him at the IAP offices in London . |
6 | BRITISH spy Ian Spiro left bloody fingerprints smeared on his son 's bedroom walls after blasting him in the head twice with a handgun . |
7 | They then drove fifteen miles before dumping him on the Buckinghamshire border . |
8 | At the time of his resignation Miyazawa had stated that an aide , Tsuneo Hattori , had purchased the shares without informing him of the transaction . |