Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] him [prep] [pos pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Strapped for cash , he hurried inside and bartered for sex by handing over the silver watch given him by his sick father . |
| 2 | Both districts selected him for their under-21 practice matches in January , but the youngster , who played for Ayr while he was still at Kyle Academy , opted for his home district , Glasgow . |
| 3 | For the first time in his life Karelius realized how narrow was the gap separating him from his pagan ancestors , the Germanic warriors of a thousand years before . |
| 4 | Fido 's owners should be aware of this and take steps to play him at his own game . |
| 5 | The French still use the word ‘ negre ’ for a ghost-writer because Dumas quite openly used other authors to help him with his colossal output . |
| 6 | Fred , the eldest son , was never interested in the business , his homosexuality and leaning towards the arts alienating him from his conservative father . |
| 7 | Markby thanked him for his prompt intervention and help . |
| 8 | The familiar waste-land of the empty auditorium engulfed him with its seedy , oppressive presence . |
| 9 | The Spirit of the Lord , the ruach adonai passes to David to equip him for his princely service . |
| 10 | The boys at school were sure to snigger at him behind his back , and the Irishman and his rough friends would have one more excuse to belittle him for their own amusement . |
| 11 | Seb always felt vaguely uncomfortable when Melody caught him on his own . |
| 12 | ‘ No , ’ he said , a soft laugh escaping him at her obvious embarrassment . |
| 13 | The T. S. Eliot Lectures show him at his best — relaxed , immensely well read and decisive . |
| 14 | Their secret organizations had long planned a revolution ; it took place on 18 September 1885 , when the Turkish governor-general was expelled , and a telegram sent to Prince Alexander welcomed him to his new realm . |
| 15 | In England , possibly as a result of the Continental view , rumours arose that the Great Fire occurred as a result of acts by ‘ papists ’ and the King ( who had married Catherine , the daughter of the King of Portugal in 1662 ) had to combat the ugly anti-Catholic mood of Londoners and Parliament , particularly when another rumour arose of a plot to overthrow him for his Roman Catholic brother , the Duke of York . |
| 16 | Pip struggling to become a gentleman and find mutual love with Estella takes him through his early teens when he left his apprenticeship right through to his middle-age where the next major change takes place . |
| 17 | The girl watched him through her pretty , almond eyes . |
| 18 | ‘ Count on us , ’ Tina reassured him in her rough , warm way . |
| 19 | His parents took him into their adjoining cabin when he wept — and saved his life . |
| 20 | But typical Mansell courage and skill took him past his arch rival … and with Patrasse in the pits it was left to Mansell to claim victory … only just though on a set of well worn and blistered tyres . |
| 21 | Out of gratitude for his rescue of the Everqueen , the Elves of Ellyrion presented him with their finest steed , Malhandir , last of the bloodline of Korhandir , father of horses . |
| 22 | Even when Liverpool won the FA Cup in May to present him with his first trophy , Kenny Dalglish still held a significant place in the hearts of the Kop . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | For much of the last couple of decades , he has been living in France , where he is accorded a reverence denied him in his native country . |
| 25 | With regard to sending mail to your grandson addressing him by his old surname , you are fully entitled to address him as you choose . |
| 26 | Sackville took him into his own service as secretary , and secured his return to the Parliament of 1601 for the Sussex borough of Steyning . |
| 27 | Election Comment : Albany at Large : Watch the birdie PRESIDENT Mitterrand did not allow last week 's premiership crisis to deflect him from his usual Monday morning pastime : playing golf at St Cloud , near Paris . |
| 28 | At this point Hamilton handed over our various laissez-passer , and Father Duryea presented him with his new documents . |
| 29 | This was n't the moment to tell him about her earlier worries . |
| 30 | Two speechless simian Servitors attended him , one to ingest his waste and cleanse him , the other to nourish him with its own enriched blood and shift his cart from window to window — from which he gazed out , praying for an exploration vessel of his Chapter to pass this way . |