Example sentences of "[vb pp] him [conj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He failed as a writer and as an actor but then discovered that the easily acquired skills of movie-making would enable him to become the artist and prophet for which his background had prepared him and for which Progressive America was so eagerly waiting . |
| 2 | I 've seen him since with some really nice women and he had girls at school as well . |
| 3 | From forcing her , by an act of love , to follow him through the world , not barefoot as she 'd accused him but in no great luxury , instead of " obliging " the man who had given her her chance . |
| 4 | The Doctor had wanted to run straight back into danger , as was his wont , but she had persuaded him that on this occasion at least , some forethought and preparation would be a better idea than just leaving everything to chance and inspiration , particularly as the former seemed hell bent on giving them a hard time of things . |
| 5 | Well he 's got it , he 's , he 's got his , he 's got erm a bill and the solicitor has told him that under no circumstances must I pay it . |
| 6 | Kate had told him that at present there were only women in the house and it seemed sensible that he should have a woman with him , particularly as it was Kate who had first broken the news . |
| 7 | He had made Iron Josh lock up before they left — Hardy had told him that on winter Fridays the Jewish sabbath commenced in the afternoon , so no one would be surprised if the store was closed extra early . |
| 8 | I had just told him that on my arrival in South Africa I received a pressing invitation to Rhodesia , where I am now writing . |
| 9 | Now , Azmaveth had told him that in other academies , conditions were very different . |
| 10 | Dr Jan Hulsker had told him that after Vincent 's departure from The Hague , Sien had given custody of the baby Willem to her brother , Pieter Hoornik , before going back to a life of casual prostitution and drink . |
| 11 | If it had been a man who had called him that to his face , he would have smashed him to a pulp . |
| 12 | LAWYERS for Mike Tyson demanded a new trial for the former heavyweight champion yesterday , arguing that the jury which convicted him of rape was not allowed to consider whether his accuser had confused him as to whether she was a willing sex partner . |
| 13 | Unfortunately for his cause he succeeded in alienating many of the gentry who might otherwise have supported him and in tying himself up in the increasingly convoluted legal knots with which the later Tudors sought to define their rights . |
| 14 | She had followed him because of his prowess and became his queen . |
| 15 | And if the police had n't investigated him because of that stupid bitch Caroline he 'd have quietly taken what was his and still looked clean . |
| 16 | In Lawrence the appropriation took place because an Italian student handed over extra money to a taxi-driver who had deceived him as to the taxi fare , but Lawrence is not restricted to instances where the accused appropriated by deception . |