Example sentences of "[be] [art] [noun sg] [prep] him [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may have been the sight of him bowling ‘ from the asylum end ’ , but the brawny de Kretser took 6 for 14 and masterminded a four-wicket win for the Ceylonese XI . |
| 2 | Madame had you see known him in his alcoholic days , when indeed such calm must often have been the prelude to him lurching into an argument , or falling heavily from his stool . |
| 3 | Apart from the time Gould would have spent stalking , shooting , skinning , and preparing these and a host of other birds , there would have been no possibility of him visiting all these different localities and reaching the west bend of the Murray . |
| 4 | There 'd been no call for him to attend . |
| 5 | ‘ From the moment he caught the bear 's attention there could have been no chance of him escaping . |
| 6 | Something unforeseen and urgent had happened , since Sean had obviously known of it yesterday afternoon , and there had been no opportunity for him to inform her . |
| 7 | It would have been no trouble to him to write the exchange in modern English : ‘ It 's always like that with the things men start off on … |
| 8 | Skipper David Graveney said : ‘ Brown 's problem could be the result of him doing too much bowling , and underlines the need for us to rotate our bowlers . |
| 9 | In which case there would be no capital for him to start up again other than Tommy 's back pay and a few pounds he 'd managed to save himself . |
| 10 | there 's a little boy there 'd be no chance of him going in there anyway . |
| 11 | Whatever one man tells another about a woman 's sexual inclinations and whether or not she demonstrates her unwillingness , it is hard to see why a man should be able to rely for consent on the word of another man or why there should be no obligation upon him to consult her himself . |
| 12 | He was awakened by a seaman who told him that the ship would not be leaving for seven days , and there would be no place for him to hide as timber was being loaded under German supervision . |
| 13 | But if Alexei said that he was not involved , then probably he was telling the truth , otherwise there would be no reason for him to say anything at all . |
| 14 | Colin resents the notion that he does n't carry a big punch and this could be a chance for him to try to prove otherwise as Palacio admits to having been knocked out four times in his 58-fight career . |
| 15 | Well he says he 's gon na he says round about erm December , January he 'll see if and he 's gon na ask him if there 'd be a chance of him getting in . |
| 16 | And it would be a case of him taking her sightseeing if he went with her would n't it ? |
| 17 | It it might be a help to him to have little local groups that helped him out with these things . |
| 18 | I had hoped there would be a letter from him waiting at Benedict 's when I returned last night . |
| 19 | She had to be a prop for him to lean on when his own despair grew too great . |
| 20 | She probably did tell him to go away and stop following her around , but that would n't be a reason for him screaming he 'd kill her . ’ |
| 21 | If we must have ‘ classics ’ let us accept James Steel Smith 's definition of a book that ‘ provides some special imaginative experience which the child is not likely to get from other sources — or at least in the same degree of intensity — and which ‘ it would be a shame for him to miss ’ ( 1967 , p. 121 ) . |
| 22 | Lawrence is far happier at wheeling and dealing on the transfer market than Jack Charlton and after managing on a mean budget with Charlton Athletic it must be a joy to him to have money to spend . |
| 23 | Someone who turns up at an occasion which is known to be an ordeal for him communicates information whether he wishes to or not . |
| 24 | If Mr Major really wishes to ditch the more arrogant whims of his predecessor , now is the time for him to put his money where his mouth is . |
| 25 | Smashing Pumpkins make good noise , even if , as Billy says , he does n't mind antagonising people live but would love to make pretty records : you know it 's the punk in him speaking . |
| 26 | There 's a spell on him to bring Undry back to Undersea . ’ |
| 27 | There 's a photograph of him standing in front of the cabbages that he 'd grown for victory wearing his Home Guard uniform . |
| 28 | It is no offence for him to engage in other sexual acts with her , unless these are otherwise unlawful , although it is an offence for him to commit an act of buggery or gross indecency with a male patient who is mentally disordered . |
| 29 | Gary Parkinson is not due to resume training until tomorrow , so there is no chance of him lining up with Curtis Fleming at full back . |
| 30 | ‘ When he played in the second row there is no space for him to run into . |