Example sentences of "him [prep] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The delicate poetry of the atmosphere William seeks to establish is disrupted not only by that noisily symbolic iguana but by such clumping speeches as Shannon 's explanation that his problems began when his mother punished him for masturbating . |
| 2 | He helped Calamy list the ejectees of 1662 , and Strype thanked him for supplying transcripts . |
| 3 | And damn him for daring to pry into my affairs and for subtly mocking my singular state ! |
| 4 | I admire him for remembering the day . |
| 5 | Selkirk 's provost , Tom Henderson , director of a textile dyeing company , berated him for damaging the image of the tweed trade . |
| 6 | It was a heartening conversation and I was grateful to him for contacting me . |
| 7 | I was angry at the system , and at him for getting into trouble . |
| 8 | He could have felt superior and thought them all fools for pitying him for getting what he wanted . |
| 9 | Clubs punished him for taking unauthorised time off , missing training and breaking curfew . |
| 10 | Not many spoke out against sending the Taskforce — and I also admired him for taking over the Liberal Party in very difficult circumstances . |
| 11 | He has an excellent background in support , not involved in in the running but continuous interest and support and for him to take on this challenge shows a particular kind of commitment to the work of the Save The Children Fund and we 're very grateful to him for taking it on and I sincerely hope that he will enjoy the experience , especially after meeting all of you today . |
| 12 | The particular question that my hon. Friend raises is for my right hon. and learned Friend the Attorney-General , but I am grateful to him for reminding me of the precise statistics with which it is always sensible to be armed in any conference on the agreement . |
| 13 | She admired him for betraying neither bafflement nor contempt . |
| 14 | His final point about trust is fair enough , it sounds like he has had a gutful of Leeds fans berating him for sticking to his guns . |
| 15 | I 'll bollock him for sticking his rubbish in my cu cupboards . |
| 16 | It 's as if I 'm repaying him for looking after me at school . |
| 17 | He cited a Daily Mail article , rather curiously signed Editor , which had attacked him for presiding over the disappearance of ‘ an immense fortune ’ left hint by his father , and had concluded : ‘ It is difficult to see how the leader of a party who has lost his own fortune can hope to restore those of anyone else , or his country . |
| 18 | They 're gon na charge him for casting his . |
| 19 | Richard Baxter , during the one time he was asked to preach before Oliver Cromwell , had criticised him for weakening the Church by encouraging divisions . |
| 20 | She turned on Walter Ash and reviled him for allowing her to hope , and indeed , despite the final outcome , it was his dangerous encouragement of this scheme that prefaced her final disillusion with him . |
| 21 | He knew she was angry with him for allowing their daughter to join the hunt , traditionally something only a select few men were allowed the honour of , but she would see his way soon enough . |
| 22 | I 'll never forgive him for involving Silvia in all this . |
| 23 | I am grateful to him for pausing for a second , at the end of a busy day , to take note of and observe the great benefits to his constituents and those of my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock ( Mr. Janman ) as a result of the establishment of the new trust . |
| 24 | In 1874 Beecher 's career received a setback of sorts when a newspaper editor with whom he had worked sued him for alienating his wife 's affections . |
| 25 | This is why the experts of Jesus ' time criticized him for healing the sick on the Sabbath , accepting social outcasts , or infringing the fine points of the law . |
| 26 | And his smile made Shelley blush again , although this time she was n't as angry as last time with him for kissing her . |
| 27 | While some gay rights groups denounced him for promoting negative stereotypes , ‘ Men On Film ’ also became a regular feature on the gay club circuit . |
| 28 | The other men in the canoe had laughed at his impatience and berated him for pointing . |
| 29 | ( She even had the ‘ temerity ’ to berate him for moving off while she was crossing . ) |
| 30 | Other examples of such ambiguity are plentiful ; we offer at random : ( 3 ) ( a ) she wants to play the character limping ( b ) this process leaves the items date-stamped ( c ) Elmer made all the excuses imaginable ( d ) our lawyer sent the packages registered For instance , taking example ( c ) , under the attributive version , a speaker has a low opinion of Elmer as a man who prevaricates or procrastinates ; but with the alternative interpretation she may be giving credit to him for lending colour and credibility to a defence which has to be put forward . |