Example sentences of "him at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was very careful after that not to take him for granted , even occasionally making excuses to refuse his sporadic invitations , although it tore her to shreds not to be with him at every opportunity . |
| 2 | Then she added in a confiding tone : ‘ Of course , she was not much with her husband really — and I think that helps — she is n't reminded of him at every turn , like an ordinary widow would be . ’ |
| 3 | Mr Yeltsin 's dilemma is that , to continue with economic reform , he has to get rid of the present parliament , which is blocking him at every turn . |
| 4 | It is not merely that there are portraits of him at every turn , for there are almost as many of Inglis , nor could it be claimed that he was the greatest lawyer , for he had many rivals for that title even in his own generation , yet it is beyond argument that he was the most influential advocate ever to walk the floor of Parliament House . |
| 5 | As he moved backwards and forwards she thrust her hips up to meet him at every stroke , a jumble of feelings and emotions raging through them both . |
| 6 | His head was throbbing and his body was a bruise radiating from a single abscess of pain that cut through him at every step . |
| 7 | THE STUDENT The student must make sure he understands what is required of him at every point — what the tone marks mean , what basic attitude the tone group reflects — and it is important that he always keeps this in mind . |
| 8 | She recognised this and took care to build up his self-confidence by involving him at every stage of the planning for the move . |
| 9 | I made contact with Sheringham through an agent and met him at a hotel . |
| 10 | The man in charge of the investigation , Supt Stan Fletcher , said : ‘ Local police in Newcastle arrested him at a hotel last night . |
| 11 | They came past him at a run , three of them , two heading straight for the room that Pope had indicated on the floor plan . |
| 12 | Shakespeare 's so central to our heritage i you learn him at O level , you learn him at A level , you get used to him . |
| 13 | Damon and Rebecca fell in love and wed after she paid £300 for a date with him at a charity auction in California . |
| 14 | ‘ I met him at a tennis club , and he was a very , very attractive man indeed . |
| 15 | " His father says that Lorrimer rang him at a quarter to nine . |
| 16 | For a long time , I adored him at a distance and could n't believe my luck when he started showing an interest in me . ’ |
| 17 | Keep him at a distance — for your own sake . ’ |
| 18 | I advise you to keep him at a distance until you are married . ’ |
| 19 | She made for an armchair , knowing it would be wise to keep him at a distance , but she did n't reach it . |
| 20 | And the second thing she understood was the reason why she was indeed so desperate to keep him at a distance . |
| 21 | No wonder she 'd struggled so hard against it , doing all in her power to keep him at a distance . |
| 22 | What she needed was a weapon of some sort , something that would keep him at a distance should the need arise . |
| 23 | ‘ I 've met him at a couple of PFA functions and when it was my testimonial he sent some things down to be raffled . |
| 24 | I can get around him at a pinch , but roll over him , never . ’ |
| 25 | I met him at a dance held in the Airmen 's Mess ( so romantic ! ) , when I 'd only been at Binbrook three weeks . |
| 26 | I met him at a dance , a nice soldier who was playing double bass in the band . |
| 27 | He was unexpectedly a man of great gaiety and to see him at a dance was an absolute delight . |
| 28 | In the morning he had woken with energy racing through him at a pace too uneven to harness . |
| 29 | Saw him at a sale being knocked down to a known horsemeat dealer and stepped in and outbid him at the last moment . |
| 30 | He thinks this keeps him on his mettle , but it often leaves him at a loss for the right word . |