Example sentences of "[verb] him [adv] in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was in his adopted position of right-back that Paul gained two England Under 21 caps and he is one of only a handful of players who have appeared for the Palace in ten post-war seasons , while his 319 games for the club place him firmly in the top five all-time appearances for us . |
| 2 | It could have saved him this time , but the policeman , half nerved up for aggression , caught him fairly in the doorway and hung on with professional ease . |
| 3 | I beat him once in the 1988 Olympics and I know I can beat him again . ’ |
| 4 | He left a Will which places him firmly in the central Anglican tradition : |
| 5 | She prodded him fiercely in the buttocks with the tip of her brolly , accusing him of disloyalty . |
| 6 | But they did n't appear to be causing him much in the way of alarm . |
| 7 | She went over to where he was standing , looking him right in the eyes so that he could see how furious she was . |
| 8 | I remember looking him straight in the eye at this point in order to try and fathom the motives behind his proposal . |
| 9 | ‘ No , ’ she said , looking him straight in the eye and immediately wishing she had n't . |
| 10 | ‘ Sir , ’ said the lady , looking him straight in the eye as he paused in his task to glance at her , so that his hand stilled and his gaze remained on her serious face , ‘ I am no more the victim of circumstance than are you . |
| 11 | ‘ Do n't you ? ’ said Owen , looking him straight in the eye . |
| 12 | To which and looking him straight in the face , she had answered , ‘ Do n't count on it , ever . ’ |
| 13 | His climbing achievements are many , but it is his attempts on Everest which have lodged him firmly in the public consciousness . |
| 14 | So we put him outside in the ark . |
| 15 | And put him straight in the . |
| 16 | He had seen him only in the dense fog . |
| 17 | And it was obvious why — pure unadulterated jealousy at meeting him again in the presence of the lovely Maria Luisa . |
| 18 | She chuckled and poked him gently in the ribs with the handle of her racquet . |
| 19 | I could see him clearly in the moonlight . |
| 20 | He had said he was a very good friend of Danny , Carrie 's brother , and it was likely that she would see him sometime in the future . |
| 21 | Ashley dug him playfully in the ribs . |
| 22 | Rosie had bitten him twice in the past ; once when she managed to free herself by chewing through her tethering-rope , and once when she leaped through the window of Buddie 's jeep and chased him into the pig-yard . |
| 23 | Huy , recovering from the wounds he had received , and cursing the broken left forearm which the doctor at the Place of Healing had put in a splint and then bound too tightly , heard about the killing from Nebamun , who awakened him early in the morning — about the eleventh hour of night — with a furious hammering at his door . |
| 24 | Even Mortimer felt a tingle of horror as he saw the figure approach Ace and laugh , but he was momentarily taken aback when Ace 's hands suddenly whipped round and grabbed the man 's shoulders , and she kneed him swiftly in the groin . |
| 25 | His head had been propped against a rock which had attracted the lightning of a sudden thunderstorm : the bolt had hit the rock straight on and rolled down the rock — so they all swore — to stab him fatally in the neck . |
| 26 | Though there appears to be no evidence to support Husameddin " s assertion that Molla Fenari actually went in company with Karamanoglu Mehmed Bey , the fact that the former dedicated his commentary on the to the latter and praises him fulsomely in the preface suggests a close connection between the two and is a further indication that it was during Karamanoglu Mehmed Bey 's rule ( 1402–19 , 1421–3 ) that Molla Fenari 's sojourn in Karaman occurred . |
| 27 | Len Seager had been conscious throughout the entire rescue operation and as Rachel joined him briefly in the back of the ambulance and covered him with an extra blanket he managed another smile . |
| 28 | Now it was drawing to its end she gathered the courage to look him straight in the face . |
| 29 | She pulled herself together , swallowing hard , and forced herself to look him straight in the face . |
| 30 | I 'd keep him well in the running . |