Example sentences of "[verb] him [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Searelle invited artistes to contact him by first writing to John , who thus became responsible for their standards . |
| 32 | The night sweats frightened him at first . |
| 33 | After several attempts he got him at last on a bad telephone line . |
| 34 | I did n't fancy him at first , not particularly . |
| 35 | The following March Bob Champion rode him into third place behind Alverton in 1979 the Cheltenham Gold Cup ( at 40–1 ) and the month after that Aldaniti ran second to Fighting Fit in the Scottish National at Ayr . |
| 36 | He seemed obtuse , as she felt by this time that she had more than cancelled out any slight encouragement she might have given him at first . |
| 37 | Should he mirror his international form at St James ' Park , manager Kevin Keegan may be tempted to restore him to first choice goalkeeper . |
| 38 | A conducted tour of the house by the whole family , brought him at last to the top floor where his bedroom was proudly displayed , which , though huge and filled with awesome furniture of hideous elaboration , impressed him less than the meticulous care with which his soldier servant — batman was apparently a naughty word in the Guards — had unpacked his belongings and laid all essentials neatly in the right places . |
| 39 | His first major title — the Strachan Professional — received little publicity , but his 38-minute four-frame coup de grace on Parrott to wrap up a 9–3 win took him to fifth in the rankings and made anything seem possible . |
| 40 | The winner on the day was Francois Lombard — a result which took him to third place overall in the championships . |
| 41 | The Goldsmiths summoned him to London , but did not refer to his local supporters , appointing him on 7th August because of his excellent testimonials from the Master and Fellows of Christ 's College , Cambridge , where he had been a student . |
| 42 | Well we 'll leave him till last if he 's got |
| 43 | You may need to watch him at first , so that you can clean and dress any grazes or cuts immediately . |
| 44 | She saw him at last , but she did n't signal back , she clutched her bag and froze , staring , and the man beside her turned round . |
| 45 | I liked him at first , but … ’ |
| 46 | Ian Wiley of Ireland had a time some 3 seconds faster than the winner but his 5 second penalty for touching a gate put him in 4th place overall . |
| 47 | ‘ It 's lovely , ’ she answered him at last , in a brisk , matter-of-fact tone that concealed , she hoped , all that she was feeling . |
| 48 | ‘ Ah , Thiercelin , ’ said Epitot , spotting him at last . |
| 49 | I therefore welcome his belated decision to take part in a full debate and the fact that he is now — I quote him from last week — keen to acknowledge that there is always room for constitutional change . |
| 50 | Briggs , in his first race , matched the time of the senior riders on his opening lap and his finishing time would have put him in fourth place in the senior event after three laps . |
| 51 | While Brown 's victory did not immediate transform his candidacy from the status of quixotic eccentric to serious contender , it did establish him in third place behind Clinton and Tsongas , and ensured the continuance of federal matching funds . |
| 52 | His tally now stands at 11 , which puts him in third place behind Robert Alner ( 16 ) and Philip Scholfield ( 12 ) in the Daily Telegraph Men 's Championship . |
| 53 | He had no idea , for the letter forced him at last to admit to himself that he knew nothing about his son , that he had lost touch with him , had allowed him over the years to drift further and further away so that now they were virtual strangers . |
| 54 | Proud dad Mick , 33 , of Rochester , Kent , dashed to enrol him in Third Division Gillingham 's supporters club . |
| 55 | Yet his storming finish carried him into third place , a head and 1 ½ lengths behind two super-fit hurdlers , Cruising Altitude ( rec 6lb ) and Nomadic Way ( rec 10lb ) . |
| 56 | ‘ There 's an interesting idea , ’ she said , throwing him into next week with the surprise of it . |
| 57 | we 'll bring them out this Sunday and take him in next Saturday |
| 58 | Miguel was his usual self and his efficiency left him in fifth place . |
| 59 | Cottrell 's 82 left him in fifth place , along with Tim Paterson of Letherhead , with his Cheshire captain Phil Bailey of Caldy and another Cheshire player Gareth Bradley of Bramhall in a group on 302 . |
| 60 | Mark Roe was altogether more scathing about the problem after a first round of 85 which left him in last place in the field . |