Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] him [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Despite their common backgrounds , shared interests , and childhood ties , Gould 's pre-eminence had swiftly distinguished him beyond social association with his former colleague . |
2 | In line with his overall political goal of proving that Labour was ‘ fit to govern ’ , Macdonald abandoned the visions of democratic diplomacy which had so excited him in 1917 and proceeded to adjust to the reality of a balance of power mediated through the League , helping to resolve the Ruhr crisis by lending his support to the rescheduling , rather than the abolition , of German reparations payments . |
3 | The morning 's adventure had apparently left him in hot water with the lady of the moment . |
4 | ‘ ALMIGHTY Allah has vindicated us , ’ Nawaz Sharif told the crowds waiting outside Pakistan 's Supreme Court on May 26th : the court had just reinstated him as prime minister . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | Similarly if his host says ‘ Come early ’ , having just invited him for eight o'clock , he will interpret ‘ early ’ with respect to the last-mentioned time , rather than to some previously mentioned time . |
7 | He was alone at the centre of driving lines of grey and wet , and only a will that had already taken him across wide seas and a wider continent drove him forward . |
8 | His club , Northants , have already banned him for two games . |
9 | Had you ever met him before this weekend ? ’ |
10 | 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 . |
11 | The authority had also accused him of encouraging homosexuality in his religious education lessons . |
12 | Kite had to win in New Orleans to be invited but could only manage joint 12th with Severiano Ballesteros , whose last round of 69 has also put him in good heart . |
13 | More than a hundred victims have now approached him for legal advice and doctors are still seeing new cases six weeks after chryptosporidium was first identified in the Farmoor reservoir . |
14 | He 'd helped her through a bad patch and she 'd been grateful , but she 'd never really considered him in any other light . |
15 | I mean , and she really known him for six months you know ? |
16 | Long before we arrived , Herr Wendling had made a great reputation for him and has now introduced him to all his friends . |
17 | But he told his bosses in London who have now provided him with round-the-clock protection for fear he could be in the sights of an IRA killer gang . |
18 | ‘ The Met have now provided him with round-the-clock protection as they fear the filofax could fall into the hands of the IRA , ’ said the source . |
19 | In short , life had really left him with little more than a reputation and a network of scars . |
20 | The Tryons , in return , have frequently joined him for some fishing at Balmoral . |
21 | have even put him at two , you know , so that 's brilliant ! |
22 | It was true she 'd avoided him , had gladly left him to Merry , but it had n't occurred to her that he might be aware of that . |
23 | She had never seen him in such a rage . |
24 | She had never seen him in this mood before , but the expression on his face was familiar . |
25 | ‘ Do you know , ’ she said , ‘ I have never seen him in this room . |
26 | 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 . |
27 | I 've never known him in such a huff . |