Example sentences of "[verb] him [prep] a " in BNC.

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1 Great Britain skipper Garry Schofield is still out with a hamstring injury and Kiwi Mercer joins him with a damaged ankle .
2 GINA MORRIS joins him for a big breakfast .
3 The Iggy-mimicking singer , having removed his trousers , is prancing around in red underpants as Beast joins him for a rap style duet .
4 In the second play , Audience , Ferdinand is called in by the head maltster , played by Freddie Jones , who insists that he joins him for a drink and a chat .
5 He says modestly that he ‘ got into rather an idle way ’ , but Wordsworth 's way of ‘ idling ’ offers little comfort to those who might consider him as a precedent for their own incapacity .
6 She thought of Giles Carnaby both continuously and not at all ; he was permanently in the head , but as some unavoidable elemental force — she could not consider him as a person , reflect upon character or deeds .
7 We send him on a B S five four double O course .
8 Give him a mug of cocoa and a big kiss and send him on a month 's leave .
9 Send him to a regional office ? ’
10 The official rulebook , Questions Of Procedure For Ministers , stresses it is a ‘ well-established and recognised rule that no Minister or public servant should accept gifts , hospitality or services from anyone who would , or might appear to , place him under an obligation . ’
11 Now we place him in a house .
12 The mother says that it was not a wrongful removal and that , even if it was , she has a defence under article 13 in that there is a grave risk that the return of the child would expose him to physical or psychological harm or otherwise place him in an intolerable situation .
13 AN OFF-DUTY police inspector saw the alleged killer of Marie Wilks but dismissed him as a good Samaritan , the M50 murder trial was told yesterday .
14 RENTAMINSTER , the third market company which supplies labour to the construction industry , has instituted court proceedings against Anthony Swales and dismissed him as a director of the company and its subsidary BES Construction Services .
15 Those who dismissed him as a third-rate actor failed to recognize his ability as a political campaigner .
16 Ranulf came in with a series of plaintive questions but Corbett dismissed him with a look .
17 The man held up a hand to silence Barak then turned to the guard beside him and dismissed him with a curt nod of the head .
18 Jotan took a cup out of the page 's hands , then dismissed him with a flick of his head .
19 Santerre was about to protest but Mandeville dismissed him with a curt move of his gloved hand .
20 Her betrothed leapt back to his feet , his hand going to the knife at his belt , but Cranston just dismissed him with a contemptuous flicker of his eyes .
21 The Welshman kicked the ball away and referee Dangaard dismissed him for a second bookable offence .
22 Housman might not readily recognise him as a Shropshire Lad .
23 His description was circulated to all police forces throughout Britain , and a number of anxious relatives visited the mortuary to see if they could recognise him as a missing husband , brother or son , but no one did .
24 Despite , realistically , plenty of opportunity , there is no illicit sex between Nicholas and Alison until the pleasure of their union can be enhanced by Nicholas truly having replaced John by tricking him into a contrived " absence " .
25 Ronny is wanted by 6 or 7 norw. clubs — some want him as a central defender , some as central midfielder , some as a wide midfielder and some as an attacker .
26 We want him for a month on loan to give him a proper chance . ’
27 Samuel Beckett We want him in a nice jail where we can keep an eye on him .
28 It was quite common for an affluent client to insist : " I 'm only interested in BES schemes , although a skilful dealer would tempt him into a short-term punt in a stock outside the BES .
29 You can trust him with a lady anywhere . ’
30 The difference was that until 1688 loans had been made directly to the King : he ran the government as an extension of his private household and , although he was the richest individual in the country , he was in many ways just a private borrower like any other and a prudent lender would not trust him with a loan that would run for a long time .
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