Example sentences of "[vb past] he [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Those who dismissed him as a third-rate actor failed to recognize his ability as a political campaigner . |
| 4 | Ranulf came in with a series of plaintive questions but Corbett dismissed him with a look . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Jotan took a cup out of the page 's hands , then dismissed him with a flick of his head . |
| 7 | Santerre was about to protest but Mandeville dismissed him with a curt move of his gloved hand . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The Welshman kicked the ball away and referee Dangaard dismissed him for a second bookable offence . |
| 10 | In September 1316 Edward retained him for a very large fee in return for the promise of his service with a commensurately large retinue ; and shortly afterwards he and Pembroke set off for the papal curia on a mission which had the repeal of the Ordinances as one of its objectives . |
| 11 | Increasingly during the next fifteen years the triangle formed by Swansea , Pontardulais , and Ammanford — with the fr owning eminence of Carreg Cennen Castle in the distance — provided him with a retreat and a source of healing as he faltered towards his final realization as a poet . |
| 12 | Grant 's responsibilities at John Dickinson provided him with a wide knowledge of the paper manufacturing processes used throughout the world and the way in which they were being improved . |
| 13 | Served up as B fodder , at least it provided him with a salary , albeit on rock-bottom union rates of around $300 for a full working week , which assured him a place barely above the poverty line . |
| 14 | This is a role which provided him with a great deal of satisfaction . |
| 15 | His main theme was the increasing power of Rome in the Mediterranean and this , as Momigliano points out , Provided him with a new historical perspective : ‘ Just because Fortune made almost all the affairs of the world incline in one direction , it is the historian 's task to put before his readers a compendious view of the ways in which Fortune accomplished her purposes . ’ |
| 16 | This not only kept the suit in good condition and therefore prolonged its life but also provided him with a smart outfit always ready at short notice , as now . |
| 17 | She no longer provided him with a defence against his own yearning for safety which had been so well hidden behind his off-hand behaviour . |
| 18 | His old friends the overseers did him proud to the very last : in their generosity they provided him with a 14s. funeral . |
| 19 | Birmingham born , Graham Tiso left school to work for Cadbury 's , the confectioners , who provided him with a sound overall business training . |
| 20 | The King , having word of this in advance , provided him with a signet ring which he showed and which entitled the matter to be transferred to the King 's presence , where the accusers were roundly rebuked . |
| 21 | With scrupulous fairness Hall also reproduces in an appendix a report by Karin Figala of Munich , who provided him with a summary of her own research on Newton 's alchemical studies . |
| 22 | This was particularly the case where the occupational community provided him with a rural counter-culture that enabled class antagonisms to be sustained , albeit in a hidden form . |
| 23 | Consequently , rather than viewing the totalitarian structure of the PCF as a source of oppression , it is more productive to view it as the chosen institution within which Nizan found not only political asylum but also emotional and moral equilibrium , a refuge in short which provided him with a necessary disciplined working environment . |
| 24 | However , while reading for the bar , his health broke down and , following a period of recuperation in Italy and without formal art training , he took up painting and an art patron , Sir Coutts Lindsay , provided him with a studio in London . |
| 25 | To flesh out the story , the DIA provided him with a German mailing address , Postfach 1151 , Geilhausen 6460 , from which all correspondence , including anything from the DIA , would be readdressed to Coleman 's maildrop in Barrington , Illinois . |
| 26 | Apart from helping with his wardrobe , LASMO also covered the costs of his tuition , accommodation and books , and provided him with a living allowance . |
| 27 | The acceptance of the idea provided him with a curious salve for his guilt . |
| 28 | A second group of provincial delegates arrived in St Petersburg just after his appointment and provided him with a sympathetic audience for his opinions . |
| 29 | They nodded and invited him to a meeting . |
| 30 | When Osiris returned to Egypt from travels abroad , Seth invited him to a banquet , at which his seventy-two accomplices were also present . |