Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [verb] him at " in BNC.
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| 1 | He seemed to think she should simply take him at his word . |
| 2 | David Adams , one of London 's leading technical experts has moved salons and you 'll now find him at Paul Windle 's salon in Covent Garden . |
| 3 | What is called ‘ any benefit , or even any legal possibility of benefit , ’ in Mr. Smith 's notes to Cumber v. Wane , is not ( as I conceive ) that sort of benefit which a creditor may derive from getting payment of part of the money due to him from a debtor who might otherwise keep him at arm 's length , or possibly become insolvent , but is some independent benefit , actual or contingent , of a kind which might in law be a good and valuable consideration for any other sort of agreement not under seal . |
| 4 | One of them , Machik , ‘ manifested great inventiveness , cunning and insidiousness in his struggle against the Russian authorities , and the voevody could not take him at his word ’ . |
| 5 | Derby winner Dr Devious also raced freely before weakening into 10th and jockey Chris McCarron , who replaced regular rider John Reid , reported afterwards : ‘ I could n't control him at all . ’ |
| 6 | Edouard was sent back home , they could n't have him at work looking like that . ’ |
| 7 | It 's like , with Sharon Stone , even at the end she was still dependent on Michael Douglas , like , when he was going she was crying and she could n't kill him at the end cos she loved him so much and , you know what I mean , so no , Body of Evidence , it 'll probably have a rubbish end and she 'll probably marry the lawyer or something , but it was still good to see her beat , tying a man up , putting candle wax on him and shit . |
| 8 | I wriggled until I could peer over the edge into the wet depths below and I could n't see him at all . |
| 9 | He said , ‘ There was such a crowd round the chap on the table I could n't see him at first . |
| 10 | The driver could n't find him at first as only the top of his helmet was visible . |
| 11 | She could never face him at the party if she did n't know where she stood — did n't know whether or not he had rejected her apology or was prepared to be friendly . |
| 12 | ‘ Perhaps we need n't bother him at all . |
| 13 | They were quite convinced that if Jeopardy had not been quite so stunning to look at , most people would not like him at all because he was arrogant and cold . |
| 14 | You should hit him on the head , see some blood running — would n't stun him at all . |
| 15 | Well , she would n't find him at home . |
| 16 | Paul is hyperactive — we ca n't keep him at school . |
| 17 | You wo n't see him at that price again for a very long time . |
| 18 | I can not remember him at all , whether he was young or old or fat or thin or short or tall or anything . |
| 19 | So you could , yeah , you 've got his telephone number anyway , so you can also phone him at the same time . |
| 20 | I , I do n't think I 've got his home phone number but you can certainly ring him at work , er |