Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] him [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Hurley had not forgiven him for the loss of Syrian George , and he was still under heavy pressure from Washington to show results , but in general Coleman made sure they got along for the sake of his back-channel reports to MC/10 Control .
2 He became concerned when he could not locate him on the premises , because Mr Jowett was due to take over the lambing .
3 French superstar Zafonic was pulled out of the St James 's Palace Stakes when owner Prince Khalid Abdulla decided not to risk him on the rain-softened surface .
4 Paul had not recognized him in the porter 's uniform .
5 His knowledge of foreign issues was limited and Roosevelt had not consulted him in the brief period that Truman held the vice-presidency .
6 that does n't bother me , but considering it was only the second I 'd spoken to him and I did not fancy him in the least erm , it really made my skin crawl .
7 But it is too soon for him to face the likes of Devon Malcolm , and Fletcher said the tour selectors would not consider him for the pipe opener in Faridabad .
8 That old bugger Grunte had not included him in the invitation to dine at some poncy joint called La Noblesse , the smartest part of the Hospitality Inn .
9 I 'm not keeping him on the hop , but I am making a joke of things .
10 ‘ Then since you accept what I say , madam — ’ interposed the cardinal with a sense of timing that suggested the protector had not nominated him for the task solely on account of his venerability ‘ — might I urge you to give the prince into my custody ! ’
11 And one particularly thorough research study on boys growing up in London concluded that if a boy offends , the best way to prevent him from offending repeatedly is not to catch him in the first place ( West , 1992 : 104–11 ) !
12 As the living room of his end-terraced council house in Cherrywood Drive , Beith , Ayrshire , became a court , Mr McTear admitted that even the awful price of his former 60-a-day habit could not rid him of the temptation .
13 I can not dignify him with the name of " physician " … should send to their doom many poor souls who might , with the proper treatment , recover ! "
14 ‘ The Methodists never made much headway with the Machin family , ’ said Rose , still keeping her distance and not looking him in the eye .
15 A win for Akinwande , who beat the much-hyped Herbie Hide for the 1989 ABA title , will elevate him close to a world top-10 rating , if not pushing him into the elite of one of the four organisations .
16 He pounced on the Scottish selectors for not picking him for the 4 × 100 metres relay team for Edinburgh and , so it said in one of the tabloids , he was now ready to meet Linford Christie .
17 Life had not prepared him for the task , and it soon became clear that he lacked the natural shrewdness and strength of character that a Gdansk plumber was to show the Polish bosses three years later .
18 He had hinted , as Maureen had done , that Pascoe was guilty of fraud but did not implicate him in the murder , and invited Wickham to accept that it was a political killing .
19 He blamed the suppliers of the chemicals and British Steel , who contracted him to do the work , for not warning him about the safety procedure .
20 By leaving Brentwoods earlier than anticipated , she had not seen him through the publication of his novel .
21 I 've not seen him since the split . ’
22 She could not picture him behind the grim walls of Swansea Prison , instead she remembered him riding with her in the park , smiling down at her with his dark eyes , making her feel so small and helpless .
23 Taylor was upset with Platt before the Turkey game for not informing him of the serious nature of the injury but the player surprised him by playing at Wembley with his usual effectiveness .
24 I could not look him in the eyes .
25 Even the after effects could not keep him from the final .
26 Scarlet had understood that she was meant to understand that Brian was a hopeless father and a worthless human being , and she had not told him of the call .
27 Jazzbeaux tried not to look him in the eye .
28 But any rational analysis of the outcome of the Democratic primaries makes it clear that Jackson 's racial identity did not and could not defeat him in the voting booth .
29 Certainly Jenny did not see him for the first few evenings she was at Moorlake .
30 You 'll see — I 'll probably not see him for the rest of the week . ’
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