Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] him [prep] his [det] " in BNC.

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1 Fido 's owners should be aware of this and take steps to play him at his own game .
2 Seb always felt vaguely uncomfortable when Melody caught him on his own .
3 Quiet and modest in manner , speaking with an occasional stutter , his initiative , absolute reliability and willingness to help in the humblest duties endeared him to his many friends , not only in the literary world .
4 Sackville took him into his own service as secretary , and secured his return to the Parliament of 1601 for the Sussex borough of Steyning .
5 Just as his political commitments exiled him from his own class , so my politics involve an awkward relationship with my own class .
6 It was rumoured that Pott would not allow the bearers to take him to his own hospital , St. Bartholomew 's , believing he would fare better elsewhere .
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