Example sentences of "[vb pp] him in [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A witness had seen him in deep water , shouting and waving for help . |
| 2 | ‘ Listen here , Miss Smart-Alec , you have n't seen him in full flight ! |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He condemned postwar curtailment of civil liberties , and support for parliamentary reform involved him in metropolitan politics , but he disappointed Whigs and Radicals alike . |
| 6 | The morning 's adventure had apparently left him in hot water with the lady of the moment . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | It 's put him in intensive care , dependent on an intravenous drip for nourishment . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | His background with the round ball has stood him in good stead in becoming one of the country 's leading goal-kickers . |
| 12 | These shoes had stood him in good stead . |
| 13 | 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 . |