Example sentences of "be [adj] [verb] him [prep] [num] " in BNC.

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1	I knew I needed the disguise because I would be able to surprise him by two hours at the most .
2	And we would never be able to surprise him by two hours at the most .
3	Maybe we 'll be able to count him as one of our successes yet . ’
4	Only with incredible luck , against all the odds , could he reasonably hope to make a safe exit from Russian soil and reach safe ground from which the Americans might be able to extricate him in one piece .
5	Fullback Marty Roebuck could also miss out as an ankle operation is likely to sideline him for six to seven weeks .
6	If the parties had not agreed on the naming of the appointing authority , or if the authority which agreed on nominating declines to appoint the arbitrator or is unable to nominate him within sixty days of the date of receiving the request which one of the parties presented to it in this regard , each of the parties may ask the Secretary-General of the Permanent Arbitration Court to nominate an appointing authority .
7	All we know is that Nicola was due to meet him at nine o'clock and that he did n't turn up .

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