Example sentences of "in [v-ing] he from " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had considerable difficulty in dissuading him from this course and only did so when I was able to convince him that , far from assisting Aitken , it would damage his cause . |
| 2 | He had acquired a strong influence over his brother John in their work for the Company and in saving him from bankruptcy . |
| 3 | I should still have thought that in securing him from Bolton Wanderers I had made the best bargain of my life . ’ |
| 4 | I thought at the time that her absent luncheon companion must have been a boorish character , and even the greatest friends of Randolph Churchill would find difficulty in defending him from this charge . |
| 5 | In the case of the elder James Stephen 's commitment to antislavery , it came after the experience of working in the West Indies as a lawyer , but more precisely , that experience helped direct into antislavery the expression of his gratitude ‘ for the infinite mercy of God ’ in extricating him from the depths of sin brought on by sexual passion and setting him on the path of prosperity and happiness . |