Example sentences of "[vb pp] him [prep] [art] [det] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The self-confidence inspired by his Eton and Trinity background may have helped him in the several differences of opinion he has encountered in his life . |
| 2 | She laughed silently at herself ; she had only known him for a few hours , and here she was , assessing his character as if he were an old and true friend . |
| 3 | It 's ridiculous — I 've only known him for a few weeks . |
| 4 | ‘ You 've only known him for a few months ! ’ |
| 5 | A 13-month-old London boy drowned when he fell off a ‘ topple-proof ’ bath chair while his mother had left him for a few moments . |
| 6 | He believes in his heart that Daisy has loved him during the many years they have not seen each other but he has pined over her . |
| 7 | ‘ To have banned him for a few months would have been one thing , but to take him to court and ban him for life seemed to defeat the object of the exercise . ’ |