Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] he [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was something about seeing him that way , first thing in the morning , dressed as she 'd never seen him before , in a cotton knit shirt and snug , faded jeans , that had made her throat tighten . |
| 2 | Kate Taylor has lots of ideas for keeping him amused — and they wo n't cost you a single penny ! |
| 3 | He wondered why she had turned against him after cooking him such a nice meal and being so kind to him while Smallfry was away . |
| 4 | One deaf electrician from Gillingham , Kent , a Thomas Pearce , was shot dead by a sentry in Southport , Lancashire , to which place he had been sent to do a job : he had failed to see the sentry in the dark and the sentry shot him after challenging him three times . |
| 5 | Generally in relation to the mortgage of movables , it recommended a simpler scheme , together ‘ with power to the lender to sell off the security in the event of the borrower failing to repay , after giving him due notice ’ . |
| 6 | The courtly interpreter of the festival , a Tunisian , after giving him some hashish jam , said to him in a tent that he hoped he had peace of mind . |
| 7 | How could they be after knowing him such a short time ? |
| 8 | After lending him some clubs for a series of lessons and practice , the professional can successfully advise him what type of shaft , weight , lie , thickness of grip and so forth is appropriate in his case . |
| 9 | On April 30 a Pietermaritzburg Supreme Court judge sentenced a police station commander , Brian Mitchell , to death after finding him guilty of murdering 11 black mourners at a funeral in December 1988 . |
| 10 | The court heard that it was a nursing auxiliary who had spoken to her about Liam after finding him alone in his room and looking pale in his incubator . |
| 11 | However , Lambarde 's marriage to Sylvestre was not to last much longer than his first , for after bearing him four children she died two weeks after the birth of twins on the 1st September 1587 , scarcely 4 years after marrying him . |
| 12 | The babysitter , 14 at the time of Stephen 's death in November last year , told police she found the little boy dead after leaving him alone to go to a disco . |
| 13 | Now the taxation of the plaintiff 's bill of costs , came before master er and er in his taxation , it seems , and I 'm , I think I 'm right in saying it , it seems that erm there is no substantial dispute as to the particular items in the various bills of costs with which he was concerned , it maybe that if there were a discrepancy , he has , he dealt with it and nothing has been said before me today , er to suggest that the figures appearing in the bill of costs ought to be varied and accordingly I have not er have to consider the detail items in the bill of costs , the only issue I did n't decide is whether master was correct in disallowing interest for the period that he did , er Mr for the plaintiff says that he was wrong er that there was no good reason for disallowing him any interest and that accordingly I on this appeal should erm discharge or reverse that part of taxing order as disallowed interest . |
| 14 | I had the advantage of seeing him first , eagerly scanning the carriages , and I observed that he was bronzed almost to the colour of teak . |
| 15 | On cold days it does have the advantage of keeping him warm , but on hot days it can be unbearably uncomfortable . |
| 16 | And I think if if people like Thomson can sort of give him that sort of service he 's going to make life awfully difficult for the Forest de central defence . |
| 17 | It 's only the beginning for me but I thank God for the privilege of serving him this way . |
| 18 | Mr would of seen him this morning |
| 19 | I had never imagined the usefulness of teaching him English for this particular trade . |
| 20 | The job consists of giving him loving care , does n't it ? |
| 21 | Teclis was stronger now , the potions of the Loremasters had gone a long way towards giving him mortal strength . |
| 22 | In 1899 the company took the unusual step of appointing him general manager , a tribute to his administrative as well as engineering abilities . |
| 23 | Lucy was quite pleased by the Magistrate 's interest and was considering making him one of her favourites . |
| 24 | Regardless of whether Mel 's injuries are serious or not , surely we ca n't possibly be considering playing him any more ? |
| 25 | Looking down carries the further risk of making him unaware of other dangers around him . |
| 26 | Men and boys were sent to look for him , the ponds and the river were dragged , and by morning hopes of finding him alive had almost been given up . |
| 27 | We put him in a pen at a secret location within Milton keynes , and then it was a matter of leaving him alone , and thankfully this fox has adjusted to the wild . |
| 28 | He did n't appear to have seen her in the water and Rachel had the advantage of watching him unobserved as he strolled along the poolside , a towel slung around his neck . |
| 29 | If she had nurtured any hope of forgetting him one day in the future his lovemaking had banished that hope forever . |
| 30 | Penda had taken Eadfrith , son of Eadwine , into Mercia with him after the battle of Hatfield , possibly with the intention of restoring him one day in Deira as a dependent ruler , but perhaps ill-advisedly put him to death during the reign of Oswald ( HE 11 , 20 ) — though conceivably prevailed upon to do so by Oswald . |