Example sentences of "[prep] him at [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And before dawn Lachlan left with three galleys , and Hector went after him at mid-morning with two , saying he must prevent Lachlan harming the honour of the clan . |
| 2 | They 'd take the mickey out of him at school for that . |
| 3 | Everything about him , from the sleek black head to the jutting strength of his jawline , to the broad , strong , self-satisfied bulk of him at ease in the chair , announced that he knew in the fibre of his being that his touch was anything but abhorrent to her . |
| 4 | He happened to be an unusually bright child and his mother had worked hard with him at home on spelling and reading . |
| 5 | At Easter Carolyn went to stay with him at university for a week . |
| 6 | Some of this frustration was alleviated by listening : he used the Talking Books service , through which tapes are delivered to and collected from the home , and his friends would talk to him at length on the telephone . |