Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] him in [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The driver of the train did n't see him until it was too late , the engine literally cut him in half , he must have died instantly . |
| 2 | Sometimes the author 's identity is given away by some small detail reflecting a habit of expression or thought , and this seems to confirm that each writer has a linguistic " thumbprint " an individual combination of linguistic habits which somehow betrays him in all that he writes . |
| 3 | ‘ But now he claims that as he has found work independently , I can no longer employ him in this capacity . ’ |
| 4 | Mr O'Shea said that in an ideal world , Mr O'Keeffe 's point was absolutely valid and he totally supported him in that . |
| 5 | Other Palestinian groups , including the Islamic Resistance Movement ( Hamas ) and even Syrian-based " rejectionist " groups , also supported him in this . |
| 6 | He 'd helped her through a bad patch and she 'd been grateful , but she 'd never really considered him in any other light . |
| 7 | However , section 56 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 now makes him in most cases the statutory agent of the finance company ( see paragraphs 22–06 to 22–07 below ) . |
| 8 | And God would surely receive him in this mood which was so open to Him . |
| 9 | He accompanied King James on the visit which he made to Scotland to impose episcopacy , and in his sermons there supported him in this venture , which was to have calamitous results for the monarchy in the next reign . |
| 10 | She had never seen him in such a rage . |
| 11 | She had never seen him in this mood before , but the expression on his face was familiar . |
| 12 | ‘ Do you know , ’ she said , ‘ I have never seen him in this room . |
| 13 | Patrick stripped off and changed quickly , trying to ignore Joseph Hyde 's too intense stare ; he had long suspected his friend 's preferences for young men — although to be perfectly fair , he had never seen him in any company other than those who supported the Irish movement . |
| 14 | I 've never known him in such a huff . |