Example sentences of "[Wh pn] present him [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was presented to the Governor , Lord Plunkett , who presented him with a portrait of himself . |
| 2 | ‘ A friend made contact with the chief of the tribe , ’ Steven explains , ‘ who presented him with a bone replica of the throne from which our logo was made . ’ |
| 3 | On his retirement , Sammy Cook ( right ) is bid farewell by Rod Turnbull , Joint Managing Director , who presented him with a leather wallet containing a check . |
| 4 | His services were recognized both by the shah , who presented him with a sword , and by the governor-general , Lord Hastings ( Francis Rawden , later first Marquis of Hastings , q.v . ) . |
| 5 | By 1630 he had come to the notice of William Cavendish , Earl ( later Duke ) of Newcastle [ q.v. ] , who presented him to the living of Tormarton , Gloucestershire , and made him his chaplain at Welbeck , Nottinghamshire , where , in collaboration with Newcastle 's brother , the mathematician Sir Charles Cavendish [ q.v. ] , he maintained a correspondence , especially on optics , with mathematicians such as Walter Warner and John Pell [ qq.v. ] , and with Thomas Hobbes [ q.v. ] , whose references to Payne indicate respect for his character and abilities . |