Example sentences of "him [prep] [verb] to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr. Spearing : Is the Leader of the House aware that those who are concerned about this matter are grateful to him for referring to the Select Committee 's report of two years ago and that we look forward to the Government implementing the intention that they stated at that time ? |
| 2 | I asked him about going to the Highlands and seeing the wonderful colours there and he just looked at me and said ‘ too amorphous ’ . |
| 3 | The Forum reacted furiously to Mr Adamec 's resignation , virtually accusing him of lying to the public . |
| 4 | Andy remembers Paul Heaton ringing him to pester him into listening to The Housemartins ' demo , telling him , ‘ You 've got ta sign us , we 're brilliant . ’ |
| 5 | even prevented him from getting to the outside privy ( ‘ Jericho ’ ) must have been severe indeed … |
| 6 | In some species the male will also take an active part in egg care , in other the female will reject him and prevent him from attending to the eggs . |
| 7 | In the normal course of events , the exercise by the tenant of a break-clause will prevent him from applying to the court for the grant of a new tenancy ( Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 , s26(4) ; s69(1) defining " notice to quit " : s24(2) ) . |
| 8 | She had never even met him until coming to the club . |
| 9 | Some of the delay is inevitably due to the way in which the applicant , having been through the preliminary investigation and the visit from the occupational therapist , considers the scheme proposed for him before proceeding to the formal application stage . |
| 10 | Susan had looked up as she felt his glance and had smiled towards him before moving to the group by the window . |