Example sentences of "him in [verb] " in BNC.

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1 If the review is upwards only he is highly unlikely to want to initiate the review himself , but the uncertainty of not knowing what his rent is may hamper him in conducting or investing in his business , or in disposing of his lease .
2 We hope that the Minister will get the best deal that he possibly can to protect our farmers and we would support him in achieving that objective .
3 ‘ Dr Adams thinks that it would help him in handling her case . ’
4 Neither the personal circumstances of the patient nor a speculative answer to the question ‘ What would the patient have chosen ? ’ can bind the practitioner in his choice of whether or not to treat or how to treat or justify him in acting contrary to a clearly established anticipatory refusal to accept treatment but they are factors to be taken into account by him in forming a clinical judgment as to what is in the best interests of the patient .
5 Contrast the following case , in which it is Mela , an Augustan jurist of uncertain leanings , who is opposed to the validity of the disposition , arguing that if the amount is unstated then the amount is zero , while Nerva , a first-century Proculian , is in favour of it ; Ulpian follows him in suggesting that the amount the testator usually gave is payable , failing which it can be determined according to status .
6 The court backed him in pursuing payment of redundancy and legal costs by the Scottish Office and in taking the campaign to the public , which has benefited from the dental hospital with 45,000 patient consultations a year .
7 I joined him in gazing at the large red lump forming just below the joint and we mused together .
8 Leon sucked his way carefully round his host 's person and joined him in gazing at the red plastic blob .
9 referred to a statutory predecessor of Ord. 62 , r. 24 and said : ‘ Where an account consists in part of a bill of costs , the judge may direct the taxing master to assist him in settling such costs . ’
10 We think it would also be useful if the Director General of Fair Trading made it clear to traders that advocating follow-on credit is unfair , and expect ( from what they told us ) that the National Consumer Credit Federation and Consumer Credit Association would support him in persuading traders to abandon the practice .
11 I also join him in deprecating the attack on my noble Friend Lord Jenkin , who has accepted an appointment on a trust .
12 Until the review was completed , a civilian advisory committee would assist him in controlling existing secret projects and would decide which should continue .
13 I join him in congratulating the industry on its export achievements — something that we never hear from the Labour party .
14 I am sure that the House wished to join him in sending its sympathy to the many victims , some of whom may have suffered irreparable damage .
15 I thank my right hon. and learned Friend for that statement and , on behalf of my constituents , join him in sending sympathy to those who were injured in the accident .
16 ‘ Well , now that I am here and can have the tale formally , direct from the prior , it 's for me to join him in sending word to the bishop .
17 Elaborating later at a news conference , Mr Levy said Mr Shamir had assured him in writing that he would retain his positions as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister , and one of his followers would be named to the next Likud-led government .
18 Most scholars would agree that Mark came first and the other two used him in writing their accounts .
19 RIGHT Emmanuel Schikaneder ( 1751–1812 ) — actor , singer , writer , producer and the manager of the Theater auf der Wieden — was an old friend of Mozart 's and encouraged him in writing Die Zauberflöte .
20 His views on divisive issues such as abortion , crime and affirmative action were not clearly defined , however , and it was generally thought that this factor , together with his general pragmatism , would assist him in seeking to heal the current divisions within the Republican Party .
21 ( When he became Chancellor of the Exchequer this practice caused consternation at the Treasury , when he used only a page of notes to assist him in moving complicated resolutions on wartime finance ; he relied successfully on his memory to provide details and figures . )
22 In the meantime , however , AFHQ had received McCreery 's earlier signal AC/189 , containing his requests for decisions on three distinct issues , to assist him in dealing with the emergency now threatening 5 Corps .
23 The conventional view , then as now , was that Lanfranc had carried all before him in asserting the rights of Canterbury .
24 ‘ I thought you 'd proved your point , ’ she panted , watching him in rising panic as he moved towards her .
25 Neither the personal circumstances of the patient nor a speculative answer to the question ‘ What would the patient have chosen ? ’ can bind the practitioner in his choice of whether or not to treat or how to treat or justify him in acting contrary to a clearly established anticipatory refusal to accept treatment but they are factors to be taken into account by him in forming a clinical judgment as to what is in the best interests of the patient .
26 Now his plea involves him in sharing their sentence with them .
27 Williams , Textbook of Criminal Law , 2nd edn , Stevens & Sons , 1983 , 764 , criticised Pitham : if a butler invites the maid to join him in stealing the Duke 's silver when he has found the key to the safe , surely he has not at that time appropriated the silver .
28 He sent his parents a letter promising that ‘ if the good Lord God be merciful unto me and bring me safe home again , I will all the days of my life serve Him in praising His Holy name and exhorting others ’ .
29 Daren Fifield is our first new champ … we met up with him in training a few weeks ago … the boy was a knockout …
30 They imitated him in producing histories of the Capetian kings — the earliest being Suger 's successor 's work on Louis VII 's crusade .
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