Example sentences of "[verb] he [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She was close enough to the dead man to arrange to meet him at an isolated spot without arousing suspicions . |
| 32 | ‘ It reminds me of my dear father one day at Sandwich , ’ she was saying , ‘ when we were picnicking on the sands and we had arranged to meet him at the nineteenth hole . |
| 33 | The fact that the Prime Minister of Great Britain had twice flown to Germany to intercede with him , and on the third occasion had hurried across Europe with the heads of the French and Italian Governments to meet him at the shortest possible notice , constituted a personal triumph for Hitler . |
| 34 | I settled for the party in Fulham on Bunny 's recommendation , arranging to meet him in a trendy pub in Covent Garden beforehand . |
| 35 | The Office tells us that he arranged for his sister to meet him in a nearby wood and to bring with her two of her over-dresses , one white and one grey , and his father 's rainhood . |
| 36 | They were ranked to meet him in the misty rain , every soul from castle and clachan , fidgeting and nervous , and in front of them all Marion Aluinn , eager to break the tense silence , lovely in her excitement . |
| 37 | So he went to the commanding officer at Binbrook ( who was the one who had recommended him in the first place ) , and said — no thanks , I want to get out . |
| 38 | Grant 's responsibilities at John Dickinson provided him with a wide knowledge of the paper manufacturing processes used throughout the world and the way in which they were being improved . |
| 39 | Apart from helping with his wardrobe , LASMO also covered the costs of his tuition , accommodation and books , and provided him with a living allowance . |
| 40 | His main theme was the increasing power of Rome in the Mediterranean and this , as Momigliano points out , Provided him with a new historical perspective : ‘ Just because Fortune made almost all the affairs of the world incline in one direction , it is the historian 's task to put before his readers a compendious view of the ways in which Fortune accomplished her purposes . ’ |
| 41 | The acceptance of the idea provided him with a curious salve for his guilt . |
| 42 | This is a role which provided him with a great deal of satisfaction . |
| 43 | Consequently , rather than viewing the totalitarian structure of the PCF as a source of oppression , it is more productive to view it as the chosen institution within which Nizan found not only political asylum but also emotional and moral equilibrium , a refuge in short which provided him with a necessary disciplined working environment . |
| 44 | This was particularly the case where the occupational community provided him with a rural counter-culture that enabled class antagonisms to be sustained , albeit in a hidden form . |
| 45 | Birmingham born , Graham Tiso left school to work for Cadbury 's , the confectioners , who provided him with a sound overall business training . |
| 46 | To flesh out the story , the DIA provided him with a German mailing address , Postfach 1151 , Geilhausen 6460 , from which all correspondence , including anything from the DIA , would be readdressed to Coleman 's maildrop in Barrington , Illinois . |
| 47 | A second group of provincial delegates arrived in St Petersburg just after his appointment and provided him with a sympathetic audience for his opinions . |
| 48 | This not only kept the suit in good condition and therefore prolonged its life but also provided him with a smart outfit always ready at short notice , as now . |
| 49 | His detailed and systematic accumulation of electoral information provided him with an unsurpassed knowledge of constituencies and candidates and greatly contributed to the efficient Conservative organization which triumphed in 1841 . |
| 50 | The plebiscitary acclamation which could always be mobilized by Hitler provided him with an unassailable base of popularity , and as such offered the regime legitimation both within Germany and in the eyes of foreign powers , allowing the scope for further mobilization and a gathering momentum of Nazi policy . |
| 51 | The rebuilding of the town of Warwick after the fire presumably provided him with an initial opportunity , and he was later responsible for a further group of churches and other public buildings ; but the predominant element in his practice was the building of country houses for the midlands gentry . |
| 52 | When I saw my friend Bob Hope in some comedy or other at the age of six I provided him with an imaginary wife , who was called ‘ Nothing ’ . |
| 53 | English economics provided him with the two antinomies he needed , proletariat and bourgeoisie , as the polarised , opposites of the dialectic . |
| 54 | Further questions on unemployment ‘ people do n't want training they want jobs ’ , homelessness and the NHS left Mr Major a little wobbly but provided him with the best and closing line of the night . |
| 55 | Another band encircled him from the left , two massive arms had him from behind , his feet were lifted from the ground . |
| 56 | She never invited him to the jolly ones . |
| 57 | He was equally sinister two years later when the Foreign Secretary Carrington visited him with a strange request for help in promoting the neutralisation of Afghanistan . |
| 58 | He enjoys it all with equal enthusiasm , and when I visited him in a small hut on Denham airfield where he was instructing ab initio pilots in Cessna 172s I detected the same dedication , pride and affection he has for all his aviation exploits . |
| 59 | He indicated to Haussmann that the form of the railway station , a huge open space covered by glass , had impressed him as a possible model and as a result of the Emperor 's predilections , and Baltard 's skill , the great new market of Les Halles was built in a light , airy combination of iron , stone and glass . |
| 60 | Nevertheless , after his defeat , Mr Major , whose strengths as a Prime Minister would not best qualify him as a good leader of the opposition , would do the decent thing and step down , like Sir Alec Douglas-Home in 1965 , agreeing to serve under whomever the party chose to succeed him . |