Example sentences of "[verb] he at a " in BNC.

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1 He told the reporter , who was driven blindfold to meet him at a secret location , that gangsters doused one of his two sons with petrol and threatened to kill them both if he did not co-operate in the theft .
2 Georgiades had asked Owen to meet him at a donkey-vous beside the Ezbekiya Gardens .
3 She was close enough to the dead man to arrange to meet him at an isolated spot without arousing suspicions .
4 I think you just caught him at a bad moment .
5 ‘ I know you and Niall did n't exactly get off to a good start , but if it 's any consolation you caught him at a bad time .
6 The Chinese believe that to stand on one leg while kicking with the other unbalances the practitioner and places him at a disadvantage .
7 They approached him at a steady pace as though unconcerned by his presence , but they went in single file , Allen with his hand lying lightly on the knife at his belt and Marian carrying her bow , strung , and with an arrow ready notched , lightly and inconspicuously in her left hand .
8 Could I have caught him at a bad moment , could he have mellowed , I could n't believe it .
9 This had dropped him at a garage in Cromcruach and had then mysteriously vanished before he could offer his thanks .
10 I told him at a funeral this afternoon that I was pulling him out of Saturday 's game .
11 He had pressed her to marry him , though he was considerably older than she was , and she had accepted him at a time of great emotional exhaustion .
12 The alleged assaults happened when two officers went to arrest him at a house in Cathcart Road in London .
13 ‘ I 've met him at a couple of PFA functions and when it was my testimonial he sent some things down to be raffled .
14 Sally-Anne had met him at a party ; he had long been settled in England , and he had been impressed and amused by her fiery conversation and her obvious intelligence .
15 Glasses , a beard and lots of grey hairs — 47-year-old Rod Stewart 's new look seems to have stunned his model wife Rachel Hunter who joined him at a Los Angeles club .
16 ‘ Is all well ? ’ he asked when she joined him at a small table in a corner of the crowded bar .
17 What she needed was a weapon of some sort , something that would keep him at a distance should the need arise .
18 There were the two gold and jewelled boxes Müller had sold him at a staggering profit , considering he had bought them from someone facing criminal charges , and desperate for cash .
19 He gave them his card , hoping they 'd contact him at a London mailing address , for modelling assignments .
20 She could cow him at a glance .
21 For a long time , I adored him at a distance and could n't believe my luck when he started showing an interest in me . ’
22 Next Wednesday , a score of television bigwigs will meet him at a special seminar at the Department of Trade and Industry , part of the D T I 's efforts to boost British exports .
23 The man in charge of the investigation , Supt Stan Fletcher , said : ‘ Local police in Newcastle arrested him at a hotel last night .
24 Because of the extensive location work , Dustin , who disliked being away from his family for any length of time , insisted on Anne and Karina joining him at a house he had rented in Billings , Montana .
25 I advise you to keep him at a distance until you are married . ’
26 She made for an armchair , knowing it would be wise to keep him at a distance , but she did n't reach it .
27 And the second thing she understood was the reason why she was indeed so desperate to keep him at a distance .
28 No wonder she 'd struggled so hard against it , doing all in her power to keep him at a distance .
29 Now that he 'd told her he wanted the club , Adam would probably expect her to keep him at a wary arm 's length .
30 Say , ‘ You lost him at an early age , did n't you ? ’ and I 'll say , ‘ Lost him ?
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