Example sentences of "him [prep] doing [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His cool irony brought swift colour to her cheeks as she recalled how furiously she had condemned him for doing just that . |
| 2 | My hon. Friend has made the point clearly and I am grateful to him for doing so , in view of which I do not think a debate is necessary . |
| 3 | He was not always praised for deserting the naturalistic mode : old Mr Rent-a-Plot himself , John Mortimer , chastised him for doing precisely that in The Old Men at the Zoo . |
| 4 | What this means is that B should have raised the substance of his Convention claim under any domestic procedure which was capable of giving him a remedy , including any avenues of appeal , unless , according to Commission practice , there were some reason for excusing him from doing so . |
| 5 | The powerful aggregates industry is already leaning on him hard to prevent him from doing so . |
| 6 | The powerful aggregates industry is already leaning on him hard to prevent him from doing so . |
| 7 | It should be remembered that there are other provisions which could in certain circumstances prevent him from doing so ( see Chapter 5 above ) . |
| 8 | Their very oddity deterred him from doing so . |
| 9 | An investor can invest in either domestic securities or foreign securities if there are no foreign exchange control restrictions preventing him from doing so . |
| 10 | ( The speaker thinks that the unpleasant consequences which can be foreseen if the listener keeps his word will dissuade him from doing so . ) |
| 11 | The expert is not precluded from taking this role unless the parties agree to prohibit him from doing so . |
| 12 | Certainly , the law will not imply a term which prevents him from doing so . |
| 13 | The magistrates told Odey that at present he 's incapable of looking after a dog , and banned him from doing so for 3 years . |