Example sentences of "in [v-ing] him [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has dedicated his entire career to the development of sport in Scotland and I am sure all Council members will want to join me in thanking him for the commitment he has shown over the years . ’ |
| 2 | Common Law found a difficulty in protecting him against the stranger . |
| 3 | You did us a great service in warning him of the threat to his life , Isabel . |
| 4 | He was suspicious of her motives in inviting him into the house — he usually got no further than the front doorstep . |
| 5 | I felt like Plain Jane , and Dustin felt they had made a mistake in choosing him for the film in the first place . |
| 6 | Baxter used to delight in taunting him with the nickname ‘ Oor Wullie ’ and in his biography described Allen as ‘ a pillar of the church , a model of rectitude and , not to labour the point , a pompous pain in the neck . ’ |
| 7 | Tom had been a great help in advising him on the farming aspects and , of course , on the teaching . |
| 8 | It was not such a great step in reducing him to the laws-giver . |
| 9 | Cross-examined by William Dunlop , defending , Mr O'Donnell agreed that it was possible one of the men had not become involved in attacking him at the quarry . |