Example sentences of "[verb] him with [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And his librettist , Alessandro Striggio , son of the composer , provided him with many more opportunities than Rinuccini to break up the recitative with musically attractive relief : extended madrigalian choruses and strophic solos such as Orfeo 's lilting ‘ Vi ricordo ’ in Act II ( accompanied only by continuo instruments , but with ritornelli played by five viole da braccio , a contrabass , two harpsichords , and three chitarroni ) , his display piece ‘ Possente spirto ’ in Act III ( accompanied by organo di legno and a chitarrone , but in the four stanzas competing with brilliant concertante parts for two violini , then two cornetti , a double-harp , and finally a string trio ) , and his swinging ‘ Qual honor ’ in Act IV ( varied strophes for the voice over an ostinato bass ) . |
| 2 | This footslogging — and often freezing — circuit of Ireland , during which he relied entirely on motorists ' charity , provided him with much diverting material . |
| 3 | And he remembered with satisfaction , because it proved that he was not at fault , that Miriam and Louise had both approached him with some wild tale about Miss Hughes leading their brothers into debauchery and sensuality . |
| 4 | ‘ He swears that the Brigadier and the Brigade Major use his establishment and supply him with this vital information . |
| 5 | Her head turned slightly towards him and she fixed him with that blind , unthinking stare . |
| 6 | His crooked smile was very much in evidence and Matey could have told her that since her arrival Dr Neil had been happier than she had seen him for a long time — there had been fewer backslidings towards the ‘ nasty whisky ’ since McAllister had appeared in his life to provide him with such rich amusement . |
| 7 | It was possible that the police would be able to provide him with some more samples of the suspect 's handwriting when they visited the lad 's place of work , but he did n't really need them . |
| 8 | Her voice and the rattle of pots faded away into the house , and he heard , close to , Annie 's uncontrolled chortle as she approached him with some wicked intent . |
| 9 | and he 's having a punch up with his brother and he keeps letting his brother hit him he 's got this holographic image he , who accompanies him with this fucking computer , and working out what 's going on why they 're there sort of thing cos he goes back in into to different times to help these people out |
| 10 | I am not underestimating him because that would be a serious mistake , but the greater our fear the more difficult it is to view him with that clinical detachment so vital for survival . |
| 11 | Sarah affected him with such unexpected desire he could n't understand himself . |
| 12 | Do n't suppose he had the strength left in that little body to fight back no more , though you 'd have thought they could 've saved him with these new pills they got . |
| 13 | No doubt there was some poor woman in Australia with whom he 'd become involved and from whom he 'd run away when she 'd presented him with some difficult situation . |
| 14 | It was as if , gasping out his last breath , that battered , bitter and vindictive old man had somehow injected him with some small portion of his own bitter resolve . |
| 15 | Lennox has not yet been hit in his 21 fights and if Razor gets him with that left smash , it 's goodnight . ’ |
| 16 | With government provision , the good or service may be free or subsidized , so that the amount paid by the consumer will understate the true cost ( higher taxes , etc. ) of providing him with that good or service , thereby encouraging excessive consumption of the item . |
| 17 | We do swear — ’ He paused , and a murmur followed him with some clearer , harsher voices audible amongst it : ‘ We do swear — ’ He went on : ‘ Never to swerve , ’ and they said it together , ‘ Never to swerve — from our present path — till we have cleansed the country — or this oppressive Act . |
| 18 | Taking an iron-clad hero and facing him with some massive task will not produce that air of almost unbearable suspense you should be looking for . |
| 19 | He was normally shown , holding a double axe and thunderbolt , standing on a bull , thus linking him with this important fertility image . |
| 20 | ‘ My prevailing power with Harry seems to be rather limited , but perhaps you could try him with some straight questions . ’ |
| 21 | It was such a collective experience that John was n't mine any more , I had to share him with all these people , each with different motivations and reasons for being here . |
| 22 | Instead of having Matt to myself , when I have n't seen him for months and months , I have to share him with this wretched woman who ca n't get her act together ! |
| 23 | Liza , while delighted at last to be in the company of Freddie Nash for so long a stretch , was nevertheless sorry to have to share him with this senior fellow officer , however much she had hitherto enjoyed driving Brigadier Smithson . |
| 24 | The male red-winged blackbird attempts to attract as many females like this one , as possible to nest in his territory and , although the female would prefer his sole attention , she will share him with several other females if the territory is good enough . |
| 25 | I got him with that last shot . ’ |
| 26 | Because Nick is ju erm is young and because he associates him with all these dangerous ideas , in genetic engineering and so on , he feels threatened by him . |
| 27 | The Doctor fixed Mortimer with a level gaze , catching him with those blue eyes . |
| 28 | It certainly would not be the sinister Treelike beings who had regarded him with such terrible vengeance in their unnatural faces ! |
| 29 | He was out again early ; too early even for the car to have been ticketed yet , as he found when he got in and turned the engine over to be sure that the cold and damp of the early hours would n't leave him with any last-minute problems . |
| 30 | In short , life had really left him with little more than a reputation and a network of scars . |