Example sentences of "they [vb base] [prep] him [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They look at him with sympathy . |
| 2 | When the mild-mannered and bespectacled Sumner , who has a nice line in polo-neck jumpers , enters the local pub , they look upon him with suspicion , just like a stranger entering a saloon bar in a Western . |
| 3 | ‘ In fact , Jason reminds people of Ellery so much that in some parts of Yorkshire they refer to him as Black Pearl II . |
| 4 | They cluster around him in a dense shoal and follow him as he moves about . |
| 5 | It is obviously far more important in industrial selling than retail selling ; for example , a salesperson of office equipment may call upon many new potential customers , whereas a furniture salesperson is unlikely to search out new prospects — they come to him as a result of advertising and , perhaps , high street location . |