Example sentences of "[vb pp] him by the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I asked the villagers if they had seen him and Mr Natchet , the postman , said he had met him by the front gate when delivering letters about a month ago . |
| 2 | If it failed , there would be no mercy shown him by the enraged Executioner . |
| 3 | During the two shorts months that it took to draft the White Paper , opposition could be quelled , using the new powers and wholehearted support given him by the Prime Minister . |
| 4 | The courage of Peter er after his denial is something that was given him by the Holy Spirit . |
| 5 | And she had almost lost him by the attempted theft of his best boots . |