Example sentences of "[v-ing] him [prep] his " in BNC.

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1 Dr Neil , cradling him in his arms for a moment before handing him to McAllister to care for , wondered not for the first time on such occasions whether he had done the baby a favour by enabling him to live .
2 By talking to him all night and keeping him on his feet , Luke had saved Spike 's life , only to have him try again successfully a week later when the story finally hit the press .
3 He realized that a robot was stripping him of his armour and removing all detectable weapons .
4 ‘ She was representing him for his life . ’
5 Love and pride shone from her enormous black eyes as , ever tender , she lifted her grandson and held him against her grubby sweater for a long moment before returning him to his crib .
6 Even if removing Mark is justifiable , research suggests returning him to his mother within six weeks would offer the best prospect for successful rehabilitation .
7 I declined his offer of another brandy , made my excuses , and thanking him for his hospitality I left by the back door .
8 A year before his death , Charles had written to Lord Mountbatten , once again thanking him for his help .
9 One was a personal letter from the President of United Motors , Nate Cocello , thanking him for his services to the Corporation .
10 The other was from the Vice President in charge of Overseas ' Operations , thanking him for his personal contribution to the expansion of European Component Operations .
11 At Thanksgiving 1985 , Bush sent North a postcard thanking him for his work ‘ with the hostage thing and in Central America ’ and exhorting him to get some turkey ; North read it out at his trial four years later as evidence of approval , but it was all delightfully vague .
12 I recall thanking him for his consideration , but quite probably I said nothing very definite for my employer went on :
13 He took a sheet of Gordon 's notepaper and typed a short note to Alan Bleath , thanking him for his recent contribution to the stimulating seminar on lenses of a high refractive index , signed this with a fair approximation of Gordon 's hand and put it in one of the ‘ Gordon Beamish : See ? ’ envelopes , addressed to Alan Bleath , 329 Carradine Road , Mitcham .
14 Moments later he was chatting to the C.P.R. Divisional Superintendent , Tom Warner , thanking him for his obviously favourable comments on the broadcast , and he went on , ‘ But seriously , Tom , I want a favour .
15 Afterwards Churchill is supposed to have sent a note to the Marshal , thanking him for his hospitality and reminding him of the details of their verbal agreements of the night before the morning after .
16 Paul wrote to Dr Heatherton as he had intended , thanking him for his trouble and saying that he had called in the hope of meeting him .
17 I send it to the individual 's home and I include a personal note from me thanking him for his achievement .
18 Royal Scottish Chief Executive Ian Offor wrote thanking him for his prompt action and sent him a Fortnum and Mason luxury hamper as a token of appreciation .
19 It was agreed that a letter be sent to Mr Field thanking him for his work as Membership Secretary and on the Committee .
20 My initial reaction was to write back thanking him for his time etc and making a few followup points , but Ive come round to the idea a personal meeting might be nice : - ) )
21 My initial reaction was to write back thanking him for his time etc and making a few followup points , but Ive come round to the idea a personal meeting might be nice : - ) )
22 He would n't chase her after reading the letter she had left for him , politely thanking him for his hospitality and saying she was returning to Palma to complete her work before returning to England .
23 Only yesterday he received a letter from Mr Clinton thanking him for his support .
24 ‘ I got the bike , Bill , ’ he shouted , and slapped Billy between the shoulder blades , almost knocking him to his knees .
25 And half way through the second act , when Ptolemy accused Caesar of driving him from his palace and Caesar said , ‘ Go , my boy , I will not harm you ; but you will be safer away , among your friends , here you are in the lion 's mouth ’ , Stella imagined St Ives spoke more severely than usual .
26 With regard to sending mail to your grandson addressing him by his old surname , you are fully entitled to address him as you choose .
27 His language was one with endings , extensive words and sense , defining him from his friends .
28 ‘ Do n't dare accuse me of wanting him for his money again ! ’ she shouted , suddenly losing control .
29 The Greek with the wooden leg , whose machinations , he sometimes felt , ran as a dark undercurrent below all his own devices , robbing him of his belief in his will .
30 Police are on the lookout for two youths who viciously attacked a 13-year-old Middlesbrough schoolboy at the Mandale picnic area , robbing him of his wristwatch .
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