Example sentences of "they [vb past] [prep] him [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What he did n't like was the way some of them looked at him as a potential John . |
| 2 | After the overthrow of Avitus in 456 Majorian had to use force to bring the Visigoths into line , but thereafter they fought for him against the Sueves in Spain . |
| 3 | ‘ They disagreed with him on the size of the tax reduction . |
| 4 | They rallied behind him despite an interview at the weekend in which he suggested he had considered the possibility of a contest for the leadership after this year . |
| 5 | At first he was surprised at this and only when they referred to him as an ‘ adult ’ did he realize that some time in the previous weeks the last of his juvenile plumage had moulted and his wings now had the rich and glossy glow of an adult golden eagle . |
| 6 | They came past him at a run , three of them , two heading straight for the room that Pope had indicated on the floor plan . |
| 7 | They walked with him to an old wooden building near the farmhouse . |
| 8 | But he said : ‘ The fans may not think Ian 's the best man for the job but if they lay off him for a bit then he might get it right for them . ’ |
| 9 | People who were questioned as to why they listened to him during the war very often said they found him ‘ good for a laugh ’ . |
| 10 | For one thing , the Hebrews did not divide man up into spirit , mind and body as we tend to do : they thought of him as a single entity , an animated body , a living person . |
| 11 | He later took these clients with him to Sheppards ( Stockbrokers ) where they dealt with him on a much larger level . |