Example sentences of "in [art] [noun sg] [to-vb] him [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to him Beatrice was so jealous that she locked Modi up in the cottage to keep him from going off with other women . |
| 2 | Often he would send for Cranmer in the night to reassure him in his religious doubts and difficulties . |
| 3 | She was one of the few people who rose early in the morning to greet him on his release from prison in 1897 . |
| 4 | The hospital would ring him in the morning to warn him of what they had discovered of Mrs Popple 's death upon doing the post-mortem . |
| 5 | However , he was mindful of his limitations and , after some time , he was able to arrange for a ‘ godly , diligent physician ’ to come and set up a practice in the town to relieve him of this burden . |
| 6 | There was no other option as the Hurseys live in a known highrisk parvovirus area and carrying around a Great Dane puppy in a blanket to acclimatise him to street life — as one might with Yorkshire terrier pup — is hardly practical AND needs a very large owner ! |
| 7 | ‘ Well , technically speaking , ’ the phone was back at Jack Murphy 's ear , ‘ you are no longer in a position to provide him with employment . |
| 8 | KEVIN KEEGAN has had secret talks with Newcastle directors in a bid to keep him at St James 's Park . |
| 9 | I stated my views to Lord Stanley as fully as I could , but I fear that the Exchequer is not in a condition to enable him to second my views , 1 think you will do me the credit to say that if any man can organize an Expedition for interior research I can , and that there are few if any here more qualified from experience for such a task . |
| 10 | Manners retorted that this had taken place in February and Palmerston was in no position to criticize him for acting independently as he had heard that Palmerston himself had instructed the architect to prepare designs in a different style without consulting the House . |
| 11 | On April 2 Anania Bartolomeu , a founder member of a study group for the renovation of the Orthodox Church , had reportedly visited Teoctist in an attempt to dissuade him from returning . |
| 12 | In October of that year the King came to Compiègne as the guest of the Emperor and Empress , who both deployed all their charms in an attempt to woo him into a declaration of support for France . |
| 13 | Out of the corner of my eye I noticed how the prioress kept sending him frowning glances at being ignored , interspersed with coy smiles in an attempt to provoke him into some loving conspiracy about the events of the previous night . |
| 14 | And now she spoke kindly , in an effort to stop him from trying so hard . |
| 15 | Silverstein was given the task of approaching Douglas in an effort to entice him into accepting the part . |