Example sentences of "[vb pp] him in [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That long white robe I had seen him in that night was a sort of hospital gown . |
| 2 | A witness had seen him in deep water , shouting and waving for help . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I usually bump into him every so often on the stairs , in one of the upstairs rooms or in the garden , but I have not seen him in some time . |
| 5 | She had never seen him in this mood before , but the expression on his face was familiar . |
| 6 | ‘ Do you know , ’ she said , ‘ I have never seen him in this room . |
| 7 | ‘ Listen here , Miss Smart-Alec , you have n't seen him in full flight ! |
| 8 | Wharton , right , says his new hobby , golf , has got him in par-fect shape to slug O'Toole — now known as Fidel Castro — and grab title glory at Elland Road later this month . |
| 9 | He had been trained to recognise anybody who had served under him , or who had helped him in any way . |
| 10 | Having known him in this country and having travelled around Israel with him , I know that he is tough and resilient . |
| 11 | She had n't coerced him in any way . |
| 12 | Although his orders placed him in theoretical command of the Simonova 's mission , in practical terms he was a guest of the civil servants who operated the vessel . |
| 13 | He condemned postwar curtailment of civil liberties , and support for parliamentary reform involved him in metropolitan politics , but he disappointed Whigs and Radicals alike . |
| 14 | If at the end of the specified period , or such longer period as he may allow , they have not satisfied him in one way or the other , the voluntary process ends and he may apply to the court . |
| 15 | I wondered if I had offended him in some way . |
| 16 | The morning 's adventure had apparently left him in hot water with the lady of the moment . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | She saw that he had changed colour , and , always affected by other people 's feelings , she now experienced some of his embarrassment and wished she had not put him in this position . |
| 19 | Briggs , in his first race , matched the time of the senior riders on his opening lap and his finishing time would have put him in fourth place in the senior event after three laps . |
| 20 | It 's put him in intensive care , dependent on an intravenous drip for nourishment . |
| 21 | His subsequent career in equipment and clothing has kept him in close touch with needs , and there is no PE jargon in his down-to-earth advice . |
| 22 | When he stood there was blood all over the white shirt his mother had dressed him in that morning . |
| 23 | Conran is convinced , too , that his experience of manufacturing in the early days has stood him in good stead as head of a retailing empire . |
| 24 | His background with the round ball has stood him in good stead in becoming one of the country 's leading goal-kickers . |
| 25 | These shoes had stood him in good stead . |
| 26 | His loyalty had stood him in good stead after the restoration , and he was now a commissioner of police for religious conformity — a post which did not prevent him from working in any other area which Horemheb , through the king , saw fit to appoint him to . |
| 27 | So I must have failed him in some way , to make him not like me , as well as him failing me . |
| 28 | ‘ Mr Potter , I 've upset him in some way . |
| 29 | " I think the American woman has upset him in some way , " she continued in a quiet voice . |