Example sentences of "[v-ing] him [prep] [art] [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But with an ocean buffering him from the worst of the raging debate about his future , he is showing no signs of cracking . |
| 2 | But with an ocean buffering him from the worst of the raging debate about his future , he is showing no signs of cracking . |
| 3 | But again the questions — was Boswell telling the truth about Johnson , or was he presenting him in the best possible light ? |
| 4 | But we hope so , but I do n't I 'm not facetious enough to think that I can change a personality in a person , but what we 're trying to do is make him feel a loving and a commitment , that we are providing him with the best we can . |
| 5 | Even in the early years , Piper 's percentage gave him $8,000 a year , making him amongst the highest paid men in Australia . |
| 6 | She had succeeded in damning him with the faintest of eulogies . |
| 7 | In the sudden brightness Gabriel could see every tree around him , until the light disappeared just as suddenly , leaving him in the blackest darkness . |
| 8 | Such specimens as we collect are obtained without bothering him in the slightest — smears for chromosome checks , the occasional blood sample , and so on , that 's all . |