Example sentences of "of [noun] [verb] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | The style of play suits him . |
| 2 | Lemos resigned on March 25 , allegedly in indignation at the failure of Barco to defend him against opposition charges . |
| 3 | If , however , the Chancellor was hoping for a variety of opinions to give him maximum freedom of manoeuvre in next month 's Budget , he will be only too happy with the report . |
| 4 | Gave him a stiff sentence in a House of Correction to teach him better ways . |
| 5 | ‘ A couple of adjectives to describe him ? ’ |
| 6 | For example , what , if any , knowledge is required on the part of a payer at the time of payment to entitle him to recovery at a later date ? |
| 7 | Would the daughter even remember her father with the perpetual presence of Hope to blot him out ? |
| 8 | Would he also look to a change of driver to help him with the draw he will want at Augusta ? |
| 9 | His son , a bachelor of twenty-five , became King Henry V , and he experienced a couple of attempts to usurp him during the first year , but by August 1415 he was able to sail with an invasion fleet of 1500 vessels to France , where he withstood an attack launched on 25th . |
| 10 | The Minotaur was finally slain by Theseus , who found his way out of the labyrinth by trailing a skein of thread given him by the king 's daughter , ARIADNE . |
| 11 | A sudden crash of cymbals pulled him back to the present . |
| 12 | His arrest was ordered by the Algiers judiciary after the Ministry of Defence accused him of inciting the army to mutiny . |
| 13 | The shocks of ministry changed him . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'd see if the Royal College of Heralds remembers him . ’ |
| 15 | Howe 's reputation as an animal painter was made when Sir John Sinclair of the Board of Agriculture commissioned him to draw details of various breeds of cattle , and he went on to paint hundreds more pictures , mostly of horses . |
| 16 | Dr G 's emphasis on the creative potential of physics leads him to see it as an ‘ arts subject ’ ; Dr L , on the other hand , sees the differences between the sciences and the arts as ‘ enormous ’ . |
| 17 | And Coleby was as hampered now as he had been in Emor by his lack of imagination : get him away from a straightforward discussion of bricks , mortar and money , and the man was lost ; give him a load of crap about the artistic temperament , and his sense of smell deserted him . |
| 18 | Her lack of reserve delighted him and he could not help but be flattered by her attention . |
| 19 | It soon became apparent that he had not only failed to read the book but had not even succeeded in struggling to the end of the blurb , though this did not of course stop him talking at length . |
| 20 | Nice to see you … to see you nice … there was a rousing welcome at the Manor for Denis Smith … and his assistant Malcolm Crosby … everyone of course wished him well … everyone was pleased to see him except Bristol City … |
| 21 | For those whose chief concern is for Yeats , the book will of course make him seem shadowy and self-deluding , but it will also testify to his conscientiousness and loyalty . |
| 22 | , I mean a woman that frightened we all be seething inside and of course seeing him asleep in a drunken stupor to think now 's my chance , she must of been in a terrible state emotionally |
| 23 | This of course impressed him . |
| 24 | That principle might be formulated as follows : if A tells B ( by words or conduct ) that B need not perform a contractual ( or other ) obligation owed by B to A and B takes A at his word and does not perform that obligation , A can not treat that non-performance as a breach of contract entitling him to damages or to terminate the contract . |
| 25 | Gardening and agricultural production , unlike trading , were safe from government intervention , and his mixture of activities gave him some security should his job or his shop come under threat . |
| 26 | Indefatigable , playing the hard way , with his own set of rules to back him up . |
| 27 | ( When he became Chancellor of the Exchequer this practice caused consternation at the Treasury , when he used only a page of notes to assist him in moving complicated resolutions on wartime finance ; he relied successfully on his memory to provide details and figures . ) |
| 28 | Mozart 's fine understanding of key-schemes enabled him to build-up large-scale musical structures that were closely linked to the fast-moving action . |
| 29 | Naturally he encountered no opposition based on nationalism , but his fervent support of Islam led him to abandon the tolerant policy his predecessors had adopted towards the Hindu majority , and this probably intensified resistance to his advance . |
| 30 | I glanced round a couple of times expecting him to appear through the trees with a mouthful of oaths and a loud ‘ Come on , Boyo ! |