Example sentences of "[v-ing] him [prep] the [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was a little crowd underneath him , beseeching him with the heavy solemn common-sense of drunks to ‘ come down and not be a fool ’ . |
| 2 | Dada came in ; Hunt evening coat , waistcoat fitting him with the same exact pinch as waistcoats had when he was twenty . |
| 3 | But again the questions — was Boswell telling the truth about Johnson , or was he presenting him in the best possible light ? |
| 4 | Cinzia brought them both large measures of whisky and sat down astride the wicker chair in front of the writing desk , facing him over the ridged wooden back . |
| 5 | Facing him across the bleached wooden plank , Melissa became aware of an extraordinary change in his manner . |
| 6 | She had been asking him about the little wooden cities which adorned the shelves in her room . |
| 7 | Assisting him in the difficult early days were ‘ ski buddies ’ , able-bodied skiers who gave one-to-one tuition . |
| 8 | I am looking forward to seeing him in the French Open and hopefully he will win it this year ! |
| 9 | It is just that I am trying to find ways of helping him through the first bad spell of his career . |
| 10 | She pulled the door back a foot or so then slammed it forward , catching him between the heavy wooden door and the frame . |
| 11 | And the first step is to stop treating him like a tube of toothpaste — something you can squeeze the contents out of whenever it suits you — and start appreciating him for the easy-going patient guy he obviously is . |
| 12 | Even in the early years , Piper 's percentage gave him $8,000 a year , making him amongst the highest paid men in Australia . |
| 13 | He must have a suitcase of handkerchiefs , Trent thought as he met the Latino 's cold eyes studying him over the crisp white linen barricade . |
| 14 | He caught the wide , levelled eyes watching him with the first faint shadow of doubt and disquiet , almost distaste , and laughed shortly . |
| 15 | In doing so , he had to jettison most of what those close to him had been telling him for the past 16 months . |
| 16 | Kiro Gligorov of the Macedonian LC was elected President of the republic only at the second attempt on Jan. 27 after VMRO-DPMNE deputies had failed to back him ( he was sole candidate ) in a first ballot on Jan. 19 , thereby depriving him of the necessary two-thirds majority . |
| 17 | Maggie was still not in any condition to argue and she found herself following him to the dark little bar , almost running a gauntlet of greetings from the men standing around . |
| 18 | Following him through the double front door , she received an instant impression of coolness and light ; polished wooden floors strewn with traditional rugs , simple clean-lined furniture in the Danish tradition and pastel-coloured walls . |