Example sentences of "[verb] him of any " in BNC.
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| 1 | These deliberate modernities should clear him of any charge of merely insulated ‘ ivory tower ’ escapism . |
| 2 | He should neither do damage to Mr. Jones , nor be slow in warning him of any impending danger ; fornication , marriage , gambling and the haunting of taverns or playhouses was strictly proscribed , and generally a monastic restraint was to be observed in all things . |
| 3 | Marcus was with him , his second sense acting as well as ever , warning him of any storm-troopers . |
| 4 | The defendant may apply for directions as to whether any third person with a competing claim should be joined and if that third person fails to appear on such a successful application the court may deprive him of any right of action against the defendant . |
| 5 | Leavis did to Blackadder what he did to serious students ; he showed him the terrible , the magnificent importance and urgency of English literature and simultaneously deprived him of any confidence in his own capacity to contribute to , or change it . |
| 6 | a dilettante artist , a protégé of John Jarndyce 's who affects a childlike gaiety and simplicity but is really a shameless sponger ; his apparent innocence of worldly concerns is sedulously fostered to relieve him of any common responsibilities . |
| 7 | The guilt she felt in depriving him of any pleasure was like a stitch in her side , yet the thought of the long day and the long drive were beyond acceptance . |
| 8 | He thanked Mr Major for clearing him of any breach of ministerial rules . |