Example sentences of "congratulate him [prep] his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rogers found Killion and congratulated him on his work . |
| 2 | We thanked the boy , congratulated him on his English , walked back to the car . |
| 3 | I congratulated him on his home . |
| 4 | When the Secretary of State made the equivalent announcement a year ago , I congratulated him on his promotion to the Cabinet . |
| 5 | He loved being watched by Bathsheba , and felt warm with pride when she congratulated him on his speed . |
| 6 | Will my right hon. Friend set out his policy for 1992 — — so that I can congratulate him on his anniversary again next year , when he will still be Prime Minister ? |
| 7 | Kenneth is greeted by an old friend who congratulates him on his centenary . |
| 8 | The writer could have selected a sequence such as His opponent congratulates him on his victory or He is congratulated on his victory by his opponent . |
| 9 | Sor de Naves , here with his brother , had also bowed to Primaflora at her table and had taken the chance , stopping Nicholas , to congratulate him on his marriage . |
| 10 | On behalf of my hon. Friends , I am happy to welcome the hon. Member for Kincardine and Deeside ( Mr. Stephen ) to the House , and to congratulate him on his success in the by-election . |
| 11 | In Act 2 they make their startling début after Domingo 's first important solo ; in Act 3 they reappear to congratulate him on his second . |
| 12 | The three special ambassadors sent to James II in 1685 , for example , to congratulate him on his coronation and ask for English help against the Turks , unsuccessfully demanded privileges which were regarded as quite unjustified — to be " conducted " at their audience with the king by a duke rather than as usual a mere earl and for their coaches to be allowed to enter the courtyard of the royal palace . |
| 13 | He subsequently received a personal letter from the A.O.C. congratulating him on his persistence in continuing to attack the bomber when under attack himself . |
| 14 | Sir , — When Malcolm Rifkind was made Minister of Transport I wrote a letter to him congratulating him on his appointment , expressing the hope that he would be a success in his job and asking him to instruct his Civil Servants to concentrate their efforts more on the railways of this country rather than on the roads . |
| 15 | He told me how , when he had first moved there , the local MP had written to him congratulating him on his climbing and mentioning that he had had a one-legged uncle who climbed . |
| 16 | They had congratulated him on his ingenuity . |