Example sentences of "[vb past] him [verb] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his " titanic struggle with the Shipping Federation , Wilson was utterly reckless in his statements , with the result that writs for libel were showered upon him and often we helped him escape being served with those most unpleasing documents by giving him a " leg up " over the backyard wall " . |
| 2 | He examined Sir Thomas 's corpse , pronounced him to have been poisoned , and claimed the potion was placed in a half-drunk cup of wine beside Sir Thomas 's bed . |
| 3 | Even after his arrest opinion surveys suggested that Barry retained considerable support and that many of his constituents believed him to have been the victim of a vindictive campaign of persecution by the federal authorities . |
| 4 | But there had been no spirit in him , the shock of what his father told him had been too great . |
| 5 | On subsequent visits to Spain Minton did reveal enough knowledge of Spanish to engage locals in conversations in bars , but in 1949 the only Spanish Bernard heard him say was ‘ No , melón ! ’ to a waiter . |
| 6 | The only living composer I heard him praise was Stravinsky ; the others who met his approval were all dead . |
| 7 | " In the end , what made him decide was the thought that time was running out . " |
| 8 | Which meant that he must have been watched … and that made him wonder was he still being watched ? |
| 9 | Albert said , ‘ I 'm sure he did see Mr Evans and I think what he saw him take was an envelope . |
| 10 | It is thought he might have hitched a lift and motorists who saw him have been asked to come forward . |
| 11 | He seems later to have returned ; possibly an attempt on the throne was being planned when he died , for the C text 's statement that Cnut afterwards had him killed is followed by Florence , who adds that he was betrayed by those he held dearest . |
| 12 | The last thing she wanted him to think was that she was prying into that which did not concern her . |