Example sentences of "him [prep] [art] [det] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'll cry long and hard , and though you can soothe him for a few minutes at a time , hours can pass without you ever really silencing the cries . |
| 2 | In real-time only seconds had passed , not much more time than it would have taken to see if he was in and ask him for a few minutes of his time . |
| 3 | Dora glared after him for a few seconds before turning away and striding across the garden towards the orchard . |
| 4 | She did n't see him for a few days after that , and had time to wonder why she had made it all up . |
| 5 | I forgave him for the many occasions on which he had unthinkingly made me feel mentally subnormal . |
| 6 | The self-confidence inspired by his Eton and Trinity background may have helped him in the several differences of opinion he has encountered in his life . |