Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] him [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A junior spin doctor wandered down the aisle of bus and aeroplane using the language which presumably they drum into them at medical school : ‘ I will certainly convey your request to the Prime Minister for a comment on these polls , but I think you will find him taking the view that after April 9 you will all be writing about him winning the only poll that matters . ’ |
| 2 | Mcallister does seem to be overshadowed by him when he is on the pitch , looking for him to take the lead , provide the inspiration etc which strach is no longer doing as well as he once did . |
| 3 | Clark insists that he enjoys the responsibility of having the rest of the team looking to him to save the day . |
| 4 | Somerset 's new director of coaching , Bob Cottam , will be looking to him to provide the stability and experience which will complement the emergent talents of bowlers like Caddick and Van Troost . |
| 5 | She had taken a considerable amount of trouble over her appearance , she realized now , waiting for him to open the door . |
| 6 | She then hesitated , waiting for him to leave the office so that she could speak to her father in private , but he made no move to do so . |
| 7 | The slide of bodies bathed in perspiration ceased as Luke shuddered and stilled momentarily before moving to kneel over her , surveying her with glittering eyes , his shadow cast over her , and Maria fell back against the pillows with a hoarse sob , wordlessly pleading with him to end the torment , aching for him , needing to feel him inside her , hating him for prolonging her agony like this and resenting the control that enabled him to do it . |
| 8 | Paul Burrough was the happiest , as his was the only fish caught in his section , resulting in him scooping the same cash as the winner . |
| 9 | Notice had been given to the defendant , as if he had himself been the owner of the houses , calling on him to pay the proportion chargeable in respect of them . |
| 10 | Five neighbours of Darlington man Ray Hubbard alerted him to an article in the newspaper appealing for him to contact the pal he last saw in 1953 . |
| 11 | He was only dimly aware of Alina coming down the steps toward him , only dimly aware of her crouching by him to smooth the hair from his forehead . |
| 12 | The senator smiled broadly at all of them and lifted his hand towards the Frenchman , gesturing for him to lead the way . |
| 13 | In the early 1780s Birmingham experts working for him solved the problem of making hard cold-rolled copper bolts , and this patented invention in turn solved the problem of galvanic action in copper-sheathed ships which were iron-fastened . |
| 14 | So John said that 's it , we 're gon na have to knock the bags [ on ] the head and just give out grams , like , and he had two lads working for him doing the bags … . |
| 15 | And in September 1988 , Donleavy seemed to confirm this by placing him on the ‘ inactive ’ list and arranging for him to rejoin the Boy Scouts of America as Director of Marketing and Public Relations for the Chicago Area Council . |