Example sentences of "him [conj] it [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So many august prelates assisted him that it is called the ‘ Bishops ' ’ Bible . |
| 2 | And I said , would you clear that with him then and tell him that it 's coming ? |
| 3 | Only now had it occurred to him that it was moving along quite different channels . |
| 4 | It did not occur to him that it was following the track of a mole , in the hope of killing it with a blow of its beak and then pulling it out of its shallow run . |
| 5 | The plaintiff paid the cheque into his bank , which informed him that it was stolen and worthless . |
| 6 | Except that it would embarrass him if it were known that he was involved with someone like her , whereas she was ashamed of herself . |
| 7 | Neither had any wish that the shares should be transferred to him but it was argued that , on the basis of the House of Lords ' decision , the passing of the beneficial interest to them was a ‘ transfer ’ of which notice should have been given , thus entitling other members to acquire the shares at a fair price . |
| 8 | Even the statement that " obviously any polynomial in x with integer coefficients must be expressible ( by using a " degree " argument ) as a product of polynomials which can not be further decomposed " was of little value to him unless it be accompanied by a method which in each instance would supply the indecomposable factors . |
| 9 | But anyway , we created that whole idea that no-one could photograph him , no-one could do do a story on him unless it was going to be a cover story , which was outrageous because he was virtually unknown in America . |
| 10 | That period is to all intents and purposes part of the sentence , and he ought to know everything that is said about him before it is fixed . |
| 11 | Mr Reynolds was kept warm and each procedure was quietly explained to him before it was carried out . |
| 12 | Croatian Premier Stjepan Mesic was elected to replace him after it was decided that the communist Suvar was not a fitting representative of the present Croatian administration . |
| 13 | And although Jesus himself remains to a significant degree elusive , it is as possible to deduce plausible information about him as it is to deduce such information about Arthur , or Robin Hood . |
| 14 | Reid is at the end of his contract with City and could join Rochdale , though Scarborough are also likely to show interest in him as it is known that manager Ray McHale wants to sign experienced players in the goalkeeping , central midfield , centre back and striking positions . |
| 15 | Told him there would also be something specifically for him when it was done . |
| 16 | They had already turned against him when it was revealed he paid a secretary to keep quiet about an affair . |