Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] him in the " in BNC.

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1 It has been said that the surety 's obligation is simply that of paying money and , of course , in a sense that is true if one looks only at the remedy which the landlord has against him in the event of default by the tenant .
2 He seizes him and disposes of him in the river like the previous three bodies , and finally gets his pay , the wife being all the more glad for having got rid of her repugnant husband .
3 Where an innocent purchaser is able to rely upon an estoppel , property in the goods passes to him in the normal way , i.e. as if his seller himself has good title to give .
4 Or else she turns to him in the middle of dinner and asks : ‘ What 's happening about the Matterhorn , Howard ?
5 His son , Guillaume de Sescas , esquire ( douzet ) recognized that he was a liegeman and military tenant of Albret in July 1309 , holding land and tithes from him in the Bazadais , and owing him service , counsel and loyalty in perpetuity .
6 But Emily 's great wish from childhood , confided to her small admirer David on his first visit , is to be a lady , and when her beauty and refinement attract David 's glamorous friend Steerforth , she elopes with him in the hope that he will bring her home a lady .
7 She still works with him in the shop .
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