Example sentences of "[to-vb] he in the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , Jackson had managed to convey the essence of this tall , eccentric doctor in his report , enough to make Montgomery very curious to meet him in the flesh . |
| 2 | Heady stuff , and to reject it outright with a condescending intellectual leer would have felt like a return trip down the chute into futility ; but now , with the radio offering a bleaker view of things , I was less certain why I 'd agreed so eagerly to meet him in the library of the Hall this morning . |
| 3 | No doubt there were minions in plenty to see to the plane and Maggie noted that his sister had not come rushing to meet him in the car . |
| 4 | It was clear that she had not expected to find him in the room . |
| 5 | After a few weeks , Mr Sowerberry decided that he liked Oliver 's appearance enough to train him in the undertaking business . |
| 6 | WPC Ackland is hot on his trail — but for some reason never manages to catch him in the act . |
| 7 | She 'd have to catch him in the morning — But catch him she would , she vowed silently . |
| 8 | I 'd like to punch him in the face for his insolence . |
| 9 | As he passed Garry he pretended to punch him in the arm . |
| 10 | This is the same young man who bit the ear of the governor — and we can only meet and get to know him in the novel itself . |
| 11 | Nevertheless it is indisputable that all the early church fathers believed in the Devil as the Evil One , although it was never found necessary to define him in the way we must do so about God . |
| 12 | The girls were allowed to visit him in the clinic . |
| 13 | She lived in Paris , he at Croisset ; he would n't come to the capital , she was n't allowed to visit him in the country . |
| 14 | Our men tried to shoot him in the water , but it was dark , there was no moon — and we lost him . |
| 15 | Somehow it was hard to imagine him in the gym . |
| 16 | He must first obtain leave to move for judicial review and then , if he obtains leave , must succeed in persuading the court to help him in the exercise of its supervisory jurisdiction . |
| 17 | Several influences combined in this period to help him in the search for an alternative theological approach . |
| 18 | Unlike Alfonso , they chose to recognize his worth and to aid him in the war against the African Moors . |
| 19 | She came last to Lachlan , and for the first time since he had startled her raised her head to look him in the face . |
| 20 | It was out in the open now and she was able to look him in the face again , all pretence finished . |
| 21 | to look him in the face again |
| 22 | He grabbed Rohmer by the arm and swung him around so that he was forced to look him in the face . |
| 23 | She turned her head slightly to look him in the face . |
| 24 | But if you see the top man around the business you are able to look him in the eye and tell whether you can trust him or not . |
| 25 | Jazzbeaux tried not to look him in the eye . |
| 26 | Gedanken stared down at the carpet , unable to look him in the eye . |
| 27 | Thus ( 66 ) implies " He did n't dare oppose his wife 's whims any more than he dared commit high treason " , ( 67 ) that the speaker is of the opinion that they would n't dare say a word against him , and in ( 68 ) the speaker very clearly believes that the addressee does n't have the cheek to look him in the eye and tell such an obvious lie . |
| 28 | Almost as though to punish herself for that foolishness , she forced herself to look him in the eye and enquire , ‘ So , how is Janice enjoying married life ? ’ |
| 29 | The only way to banish the bogeyman was to look him in the eye without flinching . |
| 30 | Sir Alec Guinness 's head refused to put him in the school play — thinking he would never make it as an actor . |