Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [to-vb] him in " in BNC.
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| 1 | You pay a forfeit to put him in that race . |
| 2 | " Frith could have killed El-ahrairah at once , but he had a mind to keep him in the world , because he needed him to sport and jest and play tricks . |
| 3 | An advancement means a sum of money paid to a child to start him in business or to make a permanent provision for him ; it does not include casual payments given as a present or to help to tide over temporary difficulties . |
| 4 | It is unfortunate that the confirmation of Æthelric of Bocking 's will , with its reference to a plan to receive him in Essex perhaps as early as 991 , gives no further details . |
| 5 | When you had a chance to meet him in his house with his guests , he was a most charming and intelligent man . |
| 6 | It 's been over a year since Russell kept wicket for his country , and even the England selectors now agree it was a mistake to drop him in the first place . |
| 7 | And it was quite a sight to see him in flight , for he sped straight as a pole ; inclined , if anything , backwards ; but his great neck thrusting , a ginger balance , for one thrust too far and he would have all come tumbling down . |
| 8 | Having laid the groundwork of his interest , the politician had to be ready when election time rolled around again , and at that point an incumbent who could re-apply to constituents whom he had frequent occasion to meet , and ask them for a continuation of their friendship , without suggesting for a moment that any of them had a duty to support him in recognition of an implied bargain for past favours , was in a far stronger position than a man whose only contacts with his constituents took the form of patronage letters . |
| 9 | Whenever I motor past , I imagine what a joy it must have been once upon a time to see him in action around the commons and village greens , stroking that famous beard and then scattering the pony and traps with his magnificent blows . |