Example sentences of "[n mass] [vb base] [prep] him [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Whatever people say to him in confidence and whatever they may say in twos or threes , if he had been here when the issue was raised on the Floor of the House only a week or so ago he would have realised — indeed he was here so he should have realised this instantly — that the leaders of the groups might come to an — |
2 | In the modern age he is expected to lead and the people look to him for solutions to their problems , but the chances of his being allowed to do what he needs to do are negligible . |
3 | People talk about him in the pub on Sundays . |
4 | People bid for him at auctions , a guy called Henry Glinwood mostly — ‘ an anonymous buyer ’ — but his reputation goes before him . ’ |
5 | People turn to him for mature counsel . |