Example sentences of "[verb] him at a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He told the reporter , who was driven blindfold to meet him at a secret location , that gangsters doused one of his two sons with petrol and threatened to kill them both if he did not co-operate in the theft . |
| 2 | Georgiades had asked Owen to meet him at a donkey-vous beside the Ezbekiya Gardens . |
| 3 | I think you just caught him at a bad moment . |
| 4 | ‘ I know you and Niall did n't exactly get off to a good start , but if it 's any consolation you caught him at a bad time . |
| 5 | The Chinese believe that to stand on one leg while kicking with the other unbalances the practitioner and places him at a disadvantage . |
| 6 | They approached him at a steady pace as though unconcerned by his presence , but they went in single file , Allen with his hand lying lightly on the knife at his belt and Marian carrying her bow , strung , and with an arrow ready notched , lightly and inconspicuously in her left hand . |
| 7 | Could I have caught him at a bad moment , could he have mellowed , I could n't believe it . |
| 8 | This had dropped him at a garage in Cromcruach and had then mysteriously vanished before he could offer his thanks . |
| 9 | I told him at a funeral this afternoon that I was pulling him out of Saturday 's game . |
| 10 | He had pressed her to marry him , though he was considerably older than she was , and she had accepted him at a time of great emotional exhaustion . |
| 11 | The alleged assaults happened when two officers went to arrest him at a house in Cathcart Road in London . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've met him at a couple of PFA functions and when it was my testimonial he sent some things down to be raffled . |
| 13 | Sally-Anne had met him at a party ; he had long been settled in England , and he had been impressed and amused by her fiery conversation and her obvious intelligence . |
| 14 | Glasses , a beard and lots of grey hairs — 47-year-old Rod Stewart 's new look seems to have stunned his model wife Rachel Hunter who joined him at a Los Angeles club . |
| 15 | ‘ Is all well ? ’ he asked when she joined him at a small table in a corner of the crowded bar . |
| 16 | What she needed was a weapon of some sort , something that would keep him at a distance should the need arise . |
| 17 | There were the two gold and jewelled boxes Müller had sold him at a staggering profit , considering he had bought them from someone facing criminal charges , and desperate for cash . |
| 18 | He gave them his card , hoping they 'd contact him at a London mailing address , for modelling assignments . |
| 19 | She could cow him at a glance . |
| 20 | For a long time , I adored him at a distance and could n't believe my luck when he started showing an interest in me . ’ |
| 21 | Next Wednesday , a score of television bigwigs will meet him at a special seminar at the Department of Trade and Industry , part of the D T I 's efforts to boost British exports . |
| 22 | The man in charge of the investigation , Supt Stan Fletcher , said : ‘ Local police in Newcastle arrested him at a hotel last night . |
| 23 | Because of the extensive location work , Dustin , who disliked being away from his family for any length of time , insisted on Anne and Karina joining him at a house he had rented in Billings , Montana . |
| 24 | I advise you to keep him at a distance until you are married . ’ |
| 25 | She made for an armchair , knowing it would be wise to keep him at a distance , but she did n't reach it . |
| 26 | And the second thing she understood was the reason why she was indeed so desperate to keep him at a distance . |
| 27 | No wonder she 'd struggled so hard against it , doing all in her power to keep him at a distance . |
| 28 | Now that he 'd told her he wanted the club , Adam would probably expect her to keep him at a wary arm 's length . |
| 29 | " His father says that Lorrimer rang him at a quarter to nine . |
| 30 | Dalgliesh , who had heard him at a police concert , never ceased to be surprised that so narrow a chest and so slight a frame could produce such a powerful organ-toned bass . |