Example sentences of "him or [pron] [prep] " in BNC.

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31 If you feel that your child may be mixing with youngsters who sniff glue , you could talk to your child and warn him or her of the possible risks and dangers involved .
32 When they do , they turn on the person and accuse him or her of being old-fashioned and not accepting them as they are .
33 Finding a competing behaviour means finding an acceptable activity for the child to engage in which robs him or her of the opportunity to perform the defined problem behaviour .
34 The new decision does not affect the artist 's ownership of the work of art itself , but it does effectively strip him or her of control over how , when and where it may be reproduced .
35 Workers should first seek to persuade a child , warn him or her of possible restraint , and use such methods only when the child is believed to be at risk of harming him or herself , others , or damaging property .
36 Write up night porter 's book and notify him or her of rooms available for letting and any late arrivals , their names and room numbers .
37 He always follows up , if necessary , with a second response to the customer to inform him or her of the corrective action taken .
38 Of those consulting their doctor only 38 ( 13% ) felt embarrassed in talking to him or her of their symptoms ( no difference between men and women ) .
39 The client will usually require the engineer to inform him or her of the likely final cost of construction at regular intervals .
40 When you meet your potential accountant , ask him or her about who else he or she acts for .
41 If you scored two or more points you should , if you have not already , see your doctor and get further advice from him or her about what you should do to reduce your heart disease and stroke risk .
42 This proves the promoter 's confidence that every ticket will be sold , committing him or her to paying the artist a fee as if the event is a sell-out , however many people actually attend the gig .
43 Broadly speaking , the higher a person is in the management structure , the more essential it is for him or her to be given work when it is available .
44 If you already know that your child has HIV , it will be important for him or her to be seen regularly by a doctor who understands HIV in children and for the doctor to be kept informed about any changes in your child 's condition .
45 The researcher must try to resist the attempts that will almost certainly be made to get him or her to ‘ take sides ’ .
46 Instead of requiring a figure to be placed on quality of life , the SAVE approach requires a direct comparison to be made between the value of a given intervention ( for example , valve replacement in an 80 year old with severe aortic stenosis ) and saving the life of a young person , restoring him or her to full health .
47 When a person is seeking employment , council membership and the demands it imposes are unlikely to recommend him or her to prospective employers .
48 The interviews identified a variety of entries into heroin use , based , first , on the relationship between the initiate and the person who introduced him or her to the drug , that is , the social ‘ how ? ’ ; and , secondly , on the reasons given by the users themselves as to why they took heroin in the first place , that is , the personal ‘ why ? ’ .
49 There comes a time when it is not in the best interests of the Company nor in the best interests of the employed for him or her to be protected in any way from the full consequences of addictive disease .
50 The police are only concerned with catching the offender and delivering him or her to the law so that justice can be done .
51 If your dog has n't presented a problem for years , is getting old but still appears to be healthy , and starts to display antisocial behaviour — check it out with your vet before you start to punish him or her for what might be a cry for help .
52 You will need to see the Head to ask him or her for permission to meet in school and for a room to meet in .
53 LEAs submit their in-service training plans to him or her for approval .
54 If recruiting a specialist practitioner , therefore , bear in mind that you will often have to carry him or her for a reasonable period until they have been able to build their workload up .
55 Upon receipt , check that it is acceptable to your client and if so , include it in the arithmetic on the completion statement that you must prepare for your client and dispatch to him or her for agreement prior to completion .
56 It would also be a defence for a person charged to prove that he/she had the article with him or her for use at work ; for religious reasons or as part of any national costume .
57 This is in sharp contrast to the Ministerial rule book , which states : ‘ No Minister or public servant should accept gifts , hospitality or services from anyone which would , or might appear to , place him or her under an obligation .
58 ‘ No Minister or public servant should accept gifts , hospitality or services from anyone which would , or might appear to , place him or her under an obligation . ’
59 This helper first massages the feet of the subject , then the head , and finally guides him or her through a mental exercise intended to lead to the regression itself .
60 The Law Society may refuse to cancel an RFL 's entry where there are outstanding complaints about the RFL concerning his or her professional conduct or where there are proceedings pending against him or her before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal .
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