Example sentences of "him at [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paddick told him it was because he had watched him at work for so long . |
| 2 | Bamber Gascoigne , who had never seen him at work before his show , told me : ‘ He was absolutely wonderful in it . |
| 3 | sort this out sensibly , the police overreact , they arrest him at midnight in the clothes he stands up in , they take him down to the police station , he 's held in the police station for about thirty six hours or so , something like that , er instead of being brought before the court straight away and released on bail straight away , they , they keep him in custody where he 's never been before , er and Madam he 's then released on bail but court imposes silly conditions on him , conditions that he should n't go back to his home address , he ca n't go and see his girlfriend , he ca n't go and see his children , er , and Madam it seems to be an abuse of the process really of the court to behave in this way . |
| 4 | At Easter Carolyn went to stay with him at university for a week . |
| 5 | They 'd take the mickey out of him at school for that . |
| 6 | In addition no child would be admitted at 11 unless his parents undertook to keep him at school until 18 ( though presumably the schools would have the right to throw out children who proved unsuitable , or who did not do enough work ) . |
| 7 | The Camel Benetton Ford driver was outraged at the tactics used by Senna to keep him at bay for several laps . |
| 8 | Keep him at bay with your feet |
| 9 | And er I had a letter back on the Friday from Stuart to say er according to Mr 's description it was very interesting and could I possibly meet him at Station on the Saturday morning . |
| 10 | ‘ You 'll understand that I 'm loath to set him at liberty without some guarantee . |
| 11 | There was no real way of keeping him away from Irish friends … unless of course , he were to have an accident too — something that would keep him at home for several months preferably . |
| 12 | He happened to be an unusually bright child and his mother had worked hard with him at home on spelling and reading . |
| 13 | So many of you enjoy Dr. D 's column ( we have taken an extract from his latest book this month , page 176 ) that we photographed him at home with his new wife , TV presenter and novelist , Christine Webber , page 8 . |
| 14 | STUART BAILIE meets him at home in San Francisco , and finds Mr Lucky 's trademark suit — and sauce — thankfully intact |
| 15 | She telephoned him at lunchtime on Monday , and he seemed happy with her suggestion that they meet the following day . |
| 16 | And before dawn Lachlan left with three galleys , and Hector went after him at mid-morning with two , saying he must prevent Lachlan harming the honour of the clan . |
| 17 | Hit him at top of his head . |
| 18 | The fact that he was an outstanding , if not completely graceful athlete , that he played anything with a racquet commendably well — I remember battling him at tennis in the oppressive heat of Guaruja to an 8–8 deadlock before we both gave up to avoid heat prostration — that he is a better than average golfer and could just as well have played football or cricket and enjoyed all sports , made him less exclusively obsessive about racing . |
| 19 | Everything about him , from the sleek black head to the jutting strength of his jawline , to the broad , strong , self-satisfied bulk of him at ease in the chair , announced that he knew in the fibre of his being that his touch was anything but abhorrent to her . |
| 20 | Maybe I 'd set him at ease by saying ‘ g'day ’ , but he looked like he 'd known me all his eight years , and leant quite steadily on me for the drive to Robert 's parents ' cottage , where we arranged photos . |
| 21 | Among other things , smoking makes the blood clot more easily and puts him at risk of another heart attack , which may be less mild than the first . |
| 22 | Ramsey was asked to meet him at dinner in Magdalene before the meeting and to second the vote of thanks in the Guildhall . |
| 23 | Some of this frustration was alleviated by listening : he used the Talking Books service , through which tapes are delivered to and collected from the home , and his friends would talk to him at length on the telephone . |
| 24 | ‘ Well , give my love to cousin George and say we 'll expect to see him at Cumbermound for the show on Sunday . |
| 25 | " I 'm meeting him at break in one of the music rooms . " |
| 26 | He maintained that Philip was trying to keep him at war in Scotland ‘ so that he might not pursue his rights elsewhere ’ . |