Example sentences of "[verb] him in that [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Nobody excelled him in that judgement , with which he united his own observations on nature , the energy of Michelangelo , and beauty and simplicity of the antique .
2 ‘ The Secretary of State , in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 21(1) , ( 2 ) and ( 3 ) of the Oil and Gas ( Enterprise ) Act 1982 , and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf , hereby makes the following Order : ’
3 That long white robe I had seen him in that night was a sort of hospital gown .
4 I do n't see him in that way at all . ’
5 I like him in that jumper and my friend gave him that .
6 You pay a forfeit to put him in that race .
7 Gary became aware of YWAM as an organisation and that God might be able to use him in that organisation .
8 But it certainly suited the dominant landed gentry to interpret him in that way .
9 ‘ I 'd sure like t'have pulled him in that night .
10 ‘ Well , I did n't take him in that morning .
11 At least , I am sure he has enough to recommend him , should — should any female be inclined to consider him in that light . ’
12 It also goes with the people he moves among , the ‘ circles ’ and ‘ sets ’ of The Possessed , many of whom are travellers too , and with the ‘ quintet ’ which he does n't belong to but is entangled with , which he tries to kick himself clear of , and which dumps him in that pond and leaves his cap behind .
13 I may have been being a bit selfish , but I could n't bear to lose him in that way , and he seemed to be making such an effort himself , not ever putting weight on that leg and eating as much as he could .
14 Carl had no time for these , or possibly our parents failed him by not encouraging him in that direction .
15 Such examples lead on to Nagel 's definition of moral luck : ‘ Where a significant aspect of what someone does depends upon factors beyond his control , yet we continue to treat him in that respect as an object of moral judgment , it can be called moral luck .
16 Certainly , the Opposition will be only too pleased to support him in that respect .
17 Chuck him in that cupboard out the back .
18 police took him in that night cos they thought he 'd burnt it out himself .
19 Gunn continues , describing the feelings which thrilled him in that time now past .
20 The old lady would n't reach him in that time ; but the assistant saw her swing her right arm forward , the hand clutching a furled umbrella by its ferrule. the crook of the umbrella hooked inside the front of the little boy 's blazer and hooked him like a fish from water out of the path of the skidding car .
21 Or would you honour him in that style … one day ? ’
22 Roughly , those over thirty-five , and I put him in that group , reacted with a mixture of impatience , embarrassment , and guilt .
23 ‘ You may not want them to begin with , but you should n't fix it , do n't say ‘ I 'll never want children ’ , and do n't put him in that position either .
24 For a long time it suited the others to have him in that job .
25 If , on the other hand , God should have ordained for me thus , miserable and wretched as I am , and should have called me by His grace to sit solitary and serve him in that manner , as he deigns to grant to me , shall I not persevere in that calling ?
26 He was lovely but watching him in that living room somehow said it all .
27 When he stood there was blood all over the white shirt his mother had dressed him in that morning .
28 ‘ It came just at the time Michael 's voice was breaking and Britten wanted him in that part , so he rewrote it as a young tenor .
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