Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] him at " in BNC.
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| 1 | His proud mum met him at Shannon Airport with the news that he has been called up by the Lions as a replacement for winger Ian Hunter . |
| 2 | William met him at university . ’ |
| 3 | That was why Simon Draper was appalled , horrified and dumbstruck when Richard Branson telephoned him at home one Sunday evening in March 1984 , gushing enthusiasm for another idea . |
| 4 | In the 1470s the closest parallel is to be found in the north midlands , where Hastings ' possession of the key duchy of Lancaster offices put him at the head of the royal connection in the region . |
| 5 | In the 1470s the closest parallel is to be found in the north midlands , where Hastings ' possession of the key duchy of Lancaster offices put him at the head of the royal connection in the region . |
| 6 | Marie had him at her mercy . |
| 7 | Hari recognized him at once , he was the friend of Edward Morris , she had seen him earlier sitting before the fire in the comfortable house on Chapel Street . |
| 8 | Lillee met him at the gate and escorted him to the middle . |
| 9 | Jane met him at the front door . |
| 10 | Sheffield went ahead after 30 minutes when Gage knocked the ball past Allen as he burst into the goalmouth and , though Walker parried both his shot and Deane 's follow-up , Deane beat him at the third attempt . |
| 11 | A ragged laugh escaped him at the startled look in her eyes . |
| 12 | Hearn rang him at his home to plead with him to change his mind but Benn just snapped : ‘ I 'm not coming . ’ |
| 13 | With his evangelical approach , he thrived in the conditions of greater religious freedom introduced in 1988 , but his radical views on the church 's contemporary relevance placed him at odds with a traditionalist wing which sought to revive the Russian Orthodox Church as it had been before the Bolshevik revolution . |
| 14 | Her father 's work took him at least as far as Shalstone , Buckinghamshire , and her own work took her as far as Edgcote on the Oxfordshire border . |
| 15 | Further honours awaited him at Bologna , where he applied for membership of the Accademia Filarmonica . |
| 16 | Tom Fish held him at arm 's length over his head , spun him this way and that until the sky turned sickeningly above him . |
| 17 | ‘ Your readers might wonder how he could win at Ripon after finishing down the field when Lester Piggott rode him at York , but there was nothing sinister about it . |
| 18 | Theda asked him at length . |
| 19 | Rebels stopped him at the airport but his whereabouts were not known last night . |
| 20 | The suggestions included limiting Congress 's powers only to proposing amendments to the Constitution , and allowing Yeltsin to retain the right granted him at the October-November 1991 extraordinary Congress to appoint ministers without approval from the legislature . |
| 21 | Walsh dropped him at long leg off Ambrose on 22 then , at 66 , crucially , David Williams , another first-timer at this level alongside Adams and Benjamin , floored a regulation catch behind , thereby allowing Hudson further demonstrations of a trademark straight drive . |
| 22 | The boy showed little talent for the business and hardly earned the £2 10s Mr Marshall paid him at the end of the week . |
| 23 | Phil took him at his word and charged up to the buoy , turning at the last minute to propel the buoy in the air with our wash while the reporter hung on for dear life . |
| 24 | When one of his own officials insulted him at a Leeds meeting Mosley knocked him unconscious . |
| 25 | The German saw him at once , walked over , shook hands , greeted him in his own language . |
| 26 | Martin held him at the knees always pushing inside him like warm water pouring in . |
| 27 | She knew Archie Cousins was a loafer whose sharp nose pointed him at everything except honest toil . |
| 28 | A film crew interviewed him at Parkeston Quay and also met a number of prominent industrialists in the area . |
| 29 | He had a two-stroke lead over playing partner Frost with two holes to play before the defending champion pipped him at the post with birdies on 17 and 18 . |
| 30 | On 18 November 1699 King William III dined at his house in Richmond and , on 23 June 1700 , in recognition of his services , the king knighted him at Hampton Court . |