Example sentences of "him [prep] [art] [noun] [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A Glasgow friend , Tony Sykes , a great fisherman , at least he kept telling everyone he was , persuaded me against my better judgment to join him for a day 's salmon fishing on the River Ayr at Mauchline . |
| 2 | Tchaikovsky wrote The Seasons for the monthly journal Nuvellist , whose editor had the bright idea of commissioning 12 pieces from him for a year 's issues , each of them to depict some aspect of the month in question . |
| 3 | They kept in touch and then , last March , Jakki took up Jim 's invitation to visit him for a week 's holiday . |
| 4 | He would probably do the latter , and hurry through the change of clothes which would prepare him for the half-hour 's weight-training which he did between ten forty-five and eleven fifteen every Tuesday and Friday . |
| 5 | When Midland Amalgamated headhunted him for the MD 's job at Pringle 's they offered him a Rover 3500 Vanden Plas , but Vic stuck out for the Jaguar , a car normally reserved for divisional chairmen , and to his great satisfaction he had got one , even though it was n't quite new . |
| 6 | Bond is still despised by Burnley supporters who blame him for the club 's demise after his season in charge eight years ago . |
| 7 | Bond received threats of a ‘ warm welcome ’ from Burnley fans , who blamed him for the club 's decline after his season in charge eight years ago . |
| 8 | I 'll cut him up small and fry him for the kids ' breakfast . |
| 9 | Joshua 's father , Moishe , the community 's Rabbi , cherished his grandson and would have devoted what was left of his life to guiding him through the intricacies ' of Talmud and Gemara to the Rabbinate if Jacob had shown any vocation . |
| 10 | And therefore think him as a serpent 's egg , |
| 11 | ‘ And therefore think him as a serpent 's egg , |
| 12 | It becomes less important to Picasso later on but it is something which is constant for Matisse and it has always been recognised by critics who have described him as a painter 's painter . |
| 13 | After the death of John Rose [ q.v. ] in 1677 , Gurle succeeded him as the king 's gardener at St James 's , with £320 a year to maintain the garden and another £240 a year as his own salary . |
| 14 | His claim that we described him as the IRA 's Chief of Staff is untrue . |
| 15 | Remembering that Peter Suvarov had , himself , taken part in that Revolution , Julia asked him about the Russians ' probable intentions . |
| 16 | Though he reassured him about the boy 's future , his calling Isaac his ‘ only son ’ when he commands him to go to the land of Moriah might well suggest those assurances were empty and meant nothing . |
| 17 | He could n't bring himself to believe what Ace had told him about the TARDIS 's ability to move . |
| 18 | And we talked to him about the Intercity erm presentation requirements , and sent him away to think about it . |
| 19 | This was good news , as I had met him after a children 's charity evening and had found him shy , attractive and funny . |
| 20 | Robert Stephenson , when John met him after the week 's delay , was amused at the story of the Triumph of Rhyll . |
| 21 | Mr Lawrie , who now lives at Dunshalt in Fife , has gone to the Court of Session in Edinburgh to clear his name following allegations levelled at him after the bank 's crash . |
| 22 | An undated letter from the abbess to Edward , probably written at this juncture , wished him prosperity in his affairs and reminded him of the convent 's special relationship with the English crown . |
| 23 | Again we have asked Christopher Patten ( Minister for Overseas Development ) for support , reminding him of the government 's obligation to follow the agreed recommendations of the UN Decade for Women . |
| 24 | He took the view that his agents , the defendants , should have told him of the Perots ' interest in both properties , being material information relating to his sale of Caliban . |
| 25 | The commissioners were given detailed orders on the best way to proceed : they were not to summon more than twelve men at once and were to speak to each man alone , reminding him of the King 's work on his behalf . |
| 26 | He said his mother , Eva , who is Irish , had reminded him of the Klan 's history of persecuting Catholics . |
| 27 | ‘ We 've enough evidence to convict him of the Englishman 's murder , anyway , ’ the marshal pointed out . |
| 28 | There on the television monitors was a body lying alone in the middle of the track with his seat still strapped to him like a pilot 's parachute pack . |
| 29 | He then passed quickly through the crowd , eyes studiously on the ground , black gown folded round him like a rook 's wings . |
| 30 | He 'd lost weight , his eyes were staring and red as if they 'd been rolled in grit , and his clothes hung on him like a scarecrow 's ; it was almost as if , in the course of the past few weeks , he 'd been drained of the zest and the energy and the sense of confidence that she 'd steadily been picking up . |