Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] him [verb] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After criticising Government policy since 1979 , when the Conservatives came to power , Mr Clarke said : ‘ For John Major to claim credit for Hoover jobs staying Scotland — thanks to him opting out of the Social Chapter and keeping wages down — is a disgraceful betrayal of the Scottish workforce . |
| 2 | The tide was close in by now , and his footprints behind him filled up with water , gleaming . |
| 3 | There had been no handkerchieves for him to work on for several days and there was not very much to eat for dinner . |
| 4 | There are stories about him turning up at parties with various bimbos on his arm — you know the kind of thing . |
| 5 | Ginny was now living on a part-time basis with David , Leo 's son by his first marriage ; Leo hoped that Ginny and David would marry and produce a host of little Quests for him to dote on in his old age . |
| 6 | Though when , having ousted him , thoughts of him crept back in again , she grew impatient with herself , and took herself off for a walk around town . |