Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] him [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if Jack had been such another he would have thanked Charlie for his unstinted friendship , his generous loans , his hospitality and for bringing him Marilyn Thompson . |
| 2 | He had never forgiven his parents for naming him Clarence Wilkins . |
| 3 | Among the appellants assisted by Hunt was George Wiltshire , " for to find him labour or to relieve him " . |
| 4 | I knew him because he had been in Fontanellato for some months , and after wishing him buon giorno and so forth I tried to find out what his duties were and what was likely to happen to the prisoner . |
| 5 | Ardiles moved for 20-year-old Donovan after watching him star for Huddersfield during their Coca-Cola Cup clash with Blackburn Rovers . |
| 6 | probably would of saved him money would n't it ? |
| 7 | ‘ I suppose it was a way of wishing him luck . ’ |
| 8 | A tube of Winsor blue for Alan Tate — a way of wishing him luck , Cathy Carne had said . |
| 9 | Griffin kills one of his rejects who he suspects of sending him death threats but such is his oily smoothness that he not only conceals his guilt from lady cop Whoopi Goldberg , but also has the wherewithal to outmaneouvre a pretender to his throne . |
| 10 | ‘ Good heavens , ’ she flew , feeling outraged that he could suspect her of such a thing , ‘ I would n't dream of asking him questions about you ! ’ |
| 11 | He was taking large quantities of vitamin pills to keep his strength up — with the unexpected side-effect of giving him hairs on his chest — and he was socializing again , accepting invitations in the belief that it was necessary to circulate after his period in the wilderness . |
| 12 | In fact , added Mary Ann , they were thinking of making him Area Manager . |
| 13 | In some circles there is excited talk of making him president of the SNP , talk which the present incumbent rather resents . |
| 14 | He had never forgiven his parents for christening him Clarence Wilkins . |
| 15 | It followed that the employer was entitled to dismiss him when he refused to go to a new site and was justified in refusing him redundancy pay . |
| 16 | In his resignation press conference Michael Heseltine complained explicitly about Mrs Thatcher 's style and performance as Prime Minister , claiming that she had acted unconstitutionally in refusing him permission to discuss the issue in Cabinet and in forbidding him to restate views he had publicly expressed in the past . |
| 17 | Four senior officials in the Foreign Affairs and Interior ministries were dismissed or resigned over their role in granting him entry . |
| 18 | She should ask him first before getting him things . |
| 19 | I 'm looking forward to the match and to seeing him training . |
| 20 | At that very moment Ingulph came by and on seeing him Ashford 's relations acknowledged God 's judgement in favour of the abbey . |
| 21 | Well , it 's , it 's simple that if I got up at half past six , and took him up a cup of tea at quarter too seven , and when he was around at seven o'clock , I was grilling bacon and I was frying eggs , and I hope , I do n't know whether perhaps it 's my cold , but , I , I just used to feel terribly unwell after he 'd gone , for about two hours and my legs were so wobbly , I was sitting down on the sofa , I may go back yet to cooking him breakfast if I feel like it , but , the , I mean if I can say to these chaps that , there are times when I do n't feel like doing things , well , I reckon Dave that they are so glad to be in that house with the central heating , with the twenty four hour er , er a day water , and the comfort , there not going to argue . |
| 22 | You have recently been appointed as a salesperson for the industrial division and have been asked to visit a new potential client with a view to selling him briefcases . |
| 23 | Lady Kitty had been furious , declaring that the man was arrogant enough without giving him licence to sleep in his employer 's bed and sit upon his lavatory . |
| 24 | Allowing the buyer to have access to the goods , e.g. to paint or repair , will not amount to giving him possession provided the seller retains control over the goods . |
| 25 | If you were close to the patient before his stroke , and were used to showing him affection by touching and kissing him , and if you still feel the same warmth for him despite his illness , you can help his morale greatly by continuing to behave as before , even if he seems not to respond . |
| 26 | When Mr. Gussman arrived in Alton some two and a half years ago , there was a question mark over whether or nor it was worth making him chaplain of the hospital . |
| 27 | Thanks for watching him mother . |
| 28 | About the motive for killing him Place seemed less clear . |
| 29 | When Count Philip of Flanders suspected that his wife had committed adultery with Gautier de Fontaines he had the young man killed by hanging him upside down in a cess-pit . |
| 30 | West Indies have answered speculation about Viv Richards 's health by naming him captain for the Champions ' Trophy tournament in Sharjah and the Nehru tournament in India . |