Example sentences of "is [vb pp] [verb] him [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The discussion customarily takes place in the early evening in the Home Secretary 's room at the Commons , and is intended to keep him in touch with backbench opinion . |
| 2 | Sir Colin is expected to succeed him as chairman . |
| 3 | with Mr Ross and is expected to succeed him as chairman , stressed that the board changes come after a review process started last September . |
| 4 | Today 's event should show if he has what is needed to take him to the top for he comes up against a very useful opponent in Sabin du Loir ( 1.15 ) . |
| 5 | Today 's event should show if he has what is needed to take him to the top for he comes up against a very useful opponent in Sabin du Loir ( 1.15 ) . |
| 6 | Xishe 's wife is allowed to see him for 45 minutes twice a year . |
| 7 | She genuinely cares for the boy and is determined to save him from a life of crime . |
| 8 | ( 2 ) Before giving the prisoner the opportunity to make such representations , the Secretary of State is required to inform him of the period recommended by the judiciary as the period he should serve for the purposes of retribution and deterrence , and of any other opinion expressed by the judiciary which is relevant to the Secretary of State 's decision as to the appropriate period to be served for these purposes . |