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 . |