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The role of the preposition “in†in this sentence
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The moment he received the approval, Montgomerie began to look for his first collaborator, whom he found in Mahomed-i-Hameed, better known by his code name, the ‘Moonshee’. (source)
Mahomed-i-Hameed appears to be the name of a person, not a place, and the antecedent noun of the pronoun "whom". Then why is in used before the name of a person? What does it mean to "look for a person in a person"? I thought you could only look for a quality/attribute in a person.
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The moment he received the approval, Montgomerie began to look for his first collaborator, whom he found in Mahomed-i-Hameed, better known by his code name, the ‘Moonshee’. (source)
Mahomed-i-Hameed appears to be the name of a person, not a place, and the antecedent noun of the pronoun "whom". Then why is in used before the name of a person? What does it mean to "look for a person in a person"? I thought you could only look for a quality/attribute in a person.
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The moment he received the approval, Montgomerie began to look for his first collaborator, whom he found in Mahomed-i-Hameed, better known by his code name, the ‘Moonshee’. (source)
Mahomed-i-Hameed appears to be the name of a person, not a place, and the antecedent noun of the pronoun "whom". Then why is in used before the name of a person? What does it mean to "look for a person in a person"? I thought you could only look for a quality/attribute in a person.
prepositions
asked Sep 4 at 16:55
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The moment he received the approval, Montgomerie began to look for his first collaborator, whom he found in Mahomed-i-Hameed, better known by his code name, the ‘Moonshee’. (source)
Mahomed-i-Hameed appears to be the name of a person, not a place, and the antecedent noun of the pronoun "whom". Then why is in used before the name of a person? What does it mean to "look for a person in a person"? I thought you could only look for a quality/attribute in a person.
prepositions
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To find something in a person is an idiom in English.
He was searching the schools for a young, talented athlete and he found one in [name of person].
She found her true companion in [name of person].
answered Sep 4 at 17:08
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Not just a person, also a thing. I was looking for the ideal car for my grandmother and I found it in the Nissan Leaf. Mary was looking for a suitable novel to read and found one in Great Expectations.
– Michael Harvey
Sep 4 at 17:44
Yes, but here the idiom is: to find something in someone. Sure, you can find something in something, too.
– Lambie
Sep 4 at 19:41
The basic form of the idiom is find desired thing in something. That something can be a person, a thing, a place, an idea, whatever.
– Michael Harvey
Sep 4 at 20:02
Suppose we say the idiom is to find something in someone or something. Then would everyone be happy?
– David K
Sep 4 at 20:07
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1 Answer
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oldest
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1 Answer
1
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
8
down vote
accepted
To find something in a person is an idiom in English.
He was searching the schools for a young, talented athlete and he found one in [name of person].
She found her true companion in [name of person].
answered Sep 4 at 17:08
Lambie
11.3k1330
2
Not just a person, also a thing. I was looking for the ideal car for my grandmother and I found it in the Nissan Leaf. Mary was looking for a suitable novel to read and found one in Great Expectations.
– Michael Harvey
Sep 4 at 17:44
Yes, but here the idiom is: to find something in someone. Sure, you can find something in something, too.
– Lambie
Sep 4 at 19:41
The basic form of the idiom is find desired thing in something. That something can be a person, a thing, a place, an idea, whatever.
– Michael Harvey
Sep 4 at 20:02
Suppose we say the idiom is to find something in someone or something. Then would everyone be happy?
– David K
Sep 4 at 20:07
add a comment |Â
up vote
8
down vote
accepted
To find something in a person is an idiom in English.
He was searching the schools for a young, talented athlete and he found one in [name of person].
She found her true companion in [name of person].
answered Sep 4 at 17:08
Lambie
11.3k1330
2
Not just a person, also a thing. I was looking for the ideal car for my grandmother and I found it in the Nissan Leaf. Mary was looking for a suitable novel to read and found one in Great Expectations.
– Michael Harvey
Sep 4 at 17:44
Yes, but here the idiom is: to find something in someone. Sure, you can find something in something, too.
– Lambie
Sep 4 at 19:41
The basic form of the idiom is find desired thing in something. That something can be a person, a thing, a place, an idea, whatever.
– Michael Harvey
Sep 4 at 20:02
Suppose we say the idiom is to find something in someone or something. Then would everyone be happy?
– David K
Sep 4 at 20:07
add a comment |Â
up vote
8
down vote
accepted
up vote
8
down vote
accepted
To find something in a person is an idiom in English.
He was searching the schools for a young, talented athlete and he found one in [name of person].
She found her true companion in [name of person].
answered Sep 4 at 17:08
Lambie
11.3k1330
To find something in a person is an idiom in English.
He was searching the schools for a young, talented athlete and he found one in [name of person].
She found her true companion in [name of person].
answered Sep 4 at 17:08
Lambie
11.3k1330
answered Sep 4 at 17:08
Lambie
11.3k1330
answered Sep 4 at 17:08
Lambie
11.3k1330
answered Sep 4 at 17:08
Lambie
11.3k1330
11.3k1330
2
Not just a person, also a thing. I was looking for the ideal car for my grandmother and I found it in the Nissan Leaf. Mary was looking for a suitable novel to read and found one in Great Expectations.
– Michael Harvey
Sep 4 at 17:44
Yes, but here the idiom is: to find something in someone. Sure, you can find something in something, too.
– Lambie
Sep 4 at 19:41
The basic form of the idiom is find desired thing in something. That something can be a person, a thing, a place, an idea, whatever.
– Michael Harvey
Sep 4 at 20:02
Suppose we say the idiom is to find something in someone or something. Then would everyone be happy?
– David K
Sep 4 at 20:07
add a comment |Â
2
Not just a person, also a thing. I was looking for the ideal car for my grandmother and I found it in the Nissan Leaf. Mary was looking for a suitable novel to read and found one in Great Expectations.
– Michael Harvey
Sep 4 at 17:44
Yes, but here the idiom is: to find something in someone. Sure, you can find something in something, too.
– Lambie
Sep 4 at 19:41
The basic form of the idiom is find desired thing in something. That something can be a person, a thing, a place, an idea, whatever.
– Michael Harvey
Sep 4 at 20:02
Suppose we say the idiom is to find something in someone or something. Then would everyone be happy?
– David K
Sep 4 at 20:07
2
2
Not just a person, also a thing. I was looking for the ideal car for my grandmother and I found it in the Nissan Leaf. Mary was looking for a suitable novel to read and found one in Great Expectations.
– Michael Harvey
Sep 4 at 17:44
Not just a person, also a thing. I was looking for the ideal car for my grandmother and I found it in the Nissan Leaf. Mary was looking for a suitable novel to read and found one in Great Expectations.
– Michael Harvey
Sep 4 at 17:44
Yes, but here the idiom is: to find something in someone. Sure, you can find something in something, too.
– Lambie
Sep 4 at 19:41
Yes, but here the idiom is: to find something in someone. Sure, you can find something in something, too.
– Lambie
Sep 4 at 19:41
The basic form of the idiom is find desired thing in something. That something can be a person, a thing, a place, an idea, whatever.
– Michael Harvey
Sep 4 at 20:02
The basic form of the idiom is find desired thing in something. That something can be a person, a thing, a place, an idea, whatever.
– Michael Harvey
Sep 4 at 20:02
Suppose we say the idiom is to find something in someone or something. Then would everyone be happy?
– David K
Sep 4 at 20:07
Suppose we say the idiom is to find something in someone or something. Then would everyone be happy?
– David K
Sep 4 at 20:07
add a comment |Â
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