Example sentences of "in [v-ing] him [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The critics , in labelling him a big spender , also ignored his ability to spot bargains like Roberts and Hapgood . |
| 2 | The gods saw no solution and were steadfast in denying him the solace of their lies . |
| 3 | While Jackson , who had just returned from filming a television clip , was mildly bemoaning the pressure it had placed on him to be ‘ incredibly entertaining for one minute ’ , his press officer was engaged in ordering him a beer from room service . |
| 4 | The servants had not been keen to let him see the man , but his rank and vague remarks about the importance of co-operation with the Grand Army had succeeded in securing him an interview . |
| 5 | I did not see the value in teaching him the English equivalents of these words , and merely reminded him to talk in English . |
| 6 | I hoped my action in sending him the book would place him under a sense of obligation . |
| 7 | I used to get them various gigs at the Marquee Club in Wardour Street and the Roundhouse , and some dates at universities throughout the country , but there was n't an awful lot coming in although I did succeed in getting him a TV appearance and the producer , who was a good friend of mine , said , ‘ I 'll not have this guy on my programme with long hair ’ . ’ |
| 8 | MacLachlan , moreover , was not averse to seeking further advantages for himself , for while acknowledging Milton 's assistance in getting him a tack of two farms in Morvern for nineteen years , which would scarcely appear to be a short lease , he complained that he had been informed that other tenants had obtained tacks of three times the length of that which he had from the Duke of Argyll , urging that he could ‘ be as usefull as any in that Countrey by introduceing a cheap method of improvement and otherwise ’ . |
| 9 | I am sure you will join me in wishing him every success through this period of transition and the challenges that lie ahead . |
| 10 | But the love that surrounds that boy is having a marvellous effect in giving him a life . |
| 11 | We say that he has done enough damage in bringing about the birth of this child , in giving him a father who does not know he is his father , a mother who is so ice-cold a scientist that she willingly abandons her own child to the researcher in the laboratory , where he will inevitably be regarded in the same light as any other laboratory animal . |
| 12 | For if they vote with John Major next Wednesday , they will have played a crucial part in giving him a fresh mandate to break his election promises . ’ |
| 13 | Now , as he stumbled towards the window of his room , he recognized that resentment lay behind his disbelief : resentment that his friendship with Dysart might have an origin he had never dreamed of ; that , in lending him a helping hand whenever he could , Dysart had merely been slumming . |
| 14 | There was an element of choice in Sukarno 's arrest ; he could have escaped into the surrounding countryside , but he awaited capture , perhaps calculating that in arresting him the Dutch were outraging international opinion . |
| 15 | Boutros Ghali 's fluency in French , acquired as a student at the Sorbonne in Paris , was decisive in winning him the support of France which had reportedly threatened to veto a non-French-speaking candidate . |
| 16 | Igor is on loan to us today for 37 minutes and , should he keep a clean sheet , I will have no hesitation in offering him a full contract and the captain 's job . |