Example sentences of "[v-ing] to him [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was in meeting him on this ground that the British came closest to responding to him as a worthy adversary . |
| 2 | It seemed that , every time she resolved not to let her wayward emotions get the better of her , he said something that had her responding to him like a fourteen-year-old star-struck teenager all over again . |
| 3 | Finding out about your client provides opportunities for talking to him in a relaxed and warm manner and for showing that you are interested in him as a person . |
| 4 | Mr Kohl helps keep Mr Schäuble 's stock high by referring to him as a future chancellor , but by ‘ future ’ he does not mean ‘ soon ’ . |
| 5 | If you are referring to him to a third party , then you may wish to call him ‘ Mr Stevens senior ’ to distinguish him from myself . |
| 6 | Ven queried , as well he might , she realised , for she 'd been chatting to him like a veritable magpie all evening with not so much as a hint of shyness . |