Example sentences of "him [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gradually , because of all the trouble he was getting into , and with Mr Crangle eyeing him suspiciously every time he the Bookman . |
| 2 | He had a flowing white mane , and an expression of vaguely inscrutable self-possession , giving him somewhat the air of a Nordic Chinese Mandarin . |
| 3 | Mach studied him thoughtfully a moment , then nodded . |
| 4 | I kept away from him so the rest of the family would n't find out what I was up to . |
| 5 | His wife and daughter starred with him so the wholesomeness of the Tillers suited the family image he was anxious to present . |
| 6 | She had brought the baby to the Lab to see him only a fortnight ago . |
| 7 | I guess that over the last six years television has given him only a quarter of her exposure . |
| 8 | On one occasion , he screamed for the guards , saying someone had stolen the contents of his Red Cross Parcel , leaving him only a tin of beans and of jam . |
| 9 | Had he imagined it , or had Chung Hu-yan come to him only an hour back with news of another attack ? |
| 10 | The commander had reminded him only the day before of the need to use manpower more efficiently : the government was no longer inclined to keep tossing money at the police force without seeing results . |
| 11 | … They saw in him only the prophet of freedom . ’ |
| 12 | His own country offered him only the deathbed of his mother , and twelve years ' imprisonment . |
| 13 | He wanted the job of national regional manager — in charge of the complex network of local committees which he had himself established — and was distraught when Walsh and Hayling offered him only the assistant 's job . |
| 14 | Was the reservation letter received by him merely a promise as to the future or was it a statement of present fact ? |
| 15 | The only gossip which came back to Lucien was that Amber thought him too plain in appearance to work well with Jeopardy , and considered him merely a tool that her lover was using in an attempt to provoke her . |
| 16 | As he nuzzled him gently the head rolled sideways and back again . |
| 17 | ‘ And do n't you fancy him just a jot ? ’ |
| 18 | Oh , sometimes it was irritating , even downright infuriating to look round and see him just a couple of paces away , but she only had to look into those dark eyes to feel that treacherous quiver of desire deep in the pit of her stomach . |
| 19 | He personalised it , he told him exactly the benefit of escalating premiums , and he could n't say anything other than yes , because it was what he wanted . |
| 20 | One month later Glassford was reported to be completing the work of preparing nominal votes , and in this his lawyer , who lacked experience in such matters , was being helped by the agent of Lord Dundas , who clearly considered him still an ally , but on August 6th , Glassford removed such illusions by making it quite plain that he meant what he had said about his price for support , and denied that he was in any way pledged to Lord Dundas : |
| 21 | Each day the retreatant has a few suggested passages given by his director who meets him once a day for sharing and reflection . |
| 22 | He did n't go to Mass , but it was said that the priests came down to him once a month and heard his confession and gave him Holy Communion . |
| 23 | Peers visit him once a month to hand over expenses forms on which they specify the days they have attended the Chamber for debates . |
| 24 | The FO telephoned him once a week , to keep in touch . |
| 25 | But he said nothing of this , merely noted down her address , sighed a little at it , and made his latest recruit promise to visit him once a week with her piece . |
| 26 | ‘ It came to the stage when I was married to Michael but seeing him once a week , ’ said Gabrielle . |
| 27 | She disgusted him more every day . |
| 28 | General Yang 's fall goes unlamented among professional PLA men who considered him more a politician than a soldier . |
| 29 | He was surprised to see Mrs Brocklebank and slightly more surprised to see Ben Brocklebank whom he had never absolutely believed in before , thinking him more an excuse than a man , someone Mrs B. sheltered behind when it suited her not to do something . |
| 30 | He served as president of both the Royal Society of Arts and the Italian Royal College of Science ; the latter made him automatically a member of the council of the Fascist party and entitled him to be addressed as His Excellency . |