Example sentences of "[vb past] him [prep] his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In consequence , despite protests from the Diplomatic Corps , the Chinese government dismissed him from his office on 31 January 1927 . |
| 2 | Bob Monkhouse , best known as a comedy writer and actor for television and radio , and playing his first straight acting role in the West End , as Buddy 's elder brother , Alan , spotted Crawford 's comedy potential and invited him to his home , where they spent an evening reading the play . |
| 3 | The only clues in the biographical sources which may give some positive result relative to the death date of Fahreddin Acemi arise from the statement in Taskopruzade 's article on him that Molla Ali Tins , visited him on his death-bed and heard his last wishes . |
| 4 | For a minute or two all conversation was silenced while Kalchu bounced him on his lap and muttered softly through his screaming . |
| 5 | So , of course , he got up , I went to close the door he was there so I tried him in his pushchair , I says well you 'll have to walk , I know it 's only five minutes away . |
| 6 | ‘ You wrote that you caught him at his flat just at the time he was leaving the country . ’ |
| 7 | Two years later he bought my mother a new car and at just the same time I caught him in his office with his secretary . ’ |
| 8 | She found him at his desk , downing vodka , talking on the telephone to Susan , telling her soothingly , ‘ No , I 'm not drinking any more . ’ |
| 9 | Vacations found him at his estate at Murthly , Perthshire , or , after its sale in 1921 , on Speyside and in St Andrews . |
| 10 | Sub-Prior Richard , a kindly soul even to those for whom he had no particular liking , grew anxious , and went to look for the stray , and found him on his bed in the dortoir , pallid and shivering , pleading sickness and looking pinched , grey and cold . |
| 11 | I found him in his trench enjoying a mug of tea and in deep conversation with a Commando friend of his . |
| 12 | She found him in his kitchen , immersed in the newspaper spread out before him on the table . |
| 13 | Peter found him in his basket canoodling with his other half . |
| 14 | ‘ You found him in his office at shortly after six this morning ? ’ |
| 15 | She found him in his office . |
| 16 | She found him in his office . |
| 17 | MOST COURAGEOUS FACE IN THE WAKE OF A SEXUAL SCANDAL : Jane Ashdown 's dog , Luke , who was with his mistress ( the dog 's mistress , that is ) when the Press hounds pursued him during his morning consitutional . |
| 18 | She helped him to his sofa bed in the living room , and he still did not wake up . |
| 19 | The Padre , who was passing , helped him to his bedroom and offered to call one of the doctors . |
| 20 | He was given a lift home where son Paul and wife Grace helped him to his bedroom . |
| 21 | Friends in Britain helped him with his fare ; his boss , when he knew what he was coming for , gave him unpaid leave . |
| 22 | ‘ Then , when we realised and accepted the situation , I just got on and helped him with his fight . ’ |
| 23 | Gary helped him with his chemistry and deserves much of the credit for the good grades William got in tests when he got back ( the teachers were amazed ! ) . |
| 24 | You knew my husband very well ; he wrote a book about waxworks and you helped him with his research . |
| 25 | Live Theatre , Newcastle IN the programme , author Michael Chaplin pays thanks to a list of actors whose ‘ insight , reminiscence , anecdote , and plain idle chat ’ helped him with his writing . |
| 26 | — Like Mrs Plews , Mr Jim Tomlinson , of Richmond , found the study helped him in his work as a teacher at Risedale School , Hipswell , Catterick Garrison . |
| 27 | Paradoxically , what had been half-revealed by the Boston Bowl helped him in his exchange . |
| 28 | Beck had a miserable round in The Players Championship last week but he confessed it helped him in his charging 65 , one off the course record . |
| 29 | His father was a tailor and for some years the young Steen helped him in his business . |
| 30 | But it was Wang Sau-leyan who rose and helped him from his chair ; who walked with him , his arm about his shoulder , to the steps . |