Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] him [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kolchinsky lowered him carefully to the floor then flicked on the intercom switch on the desk . |
| 2 | Frank Howard , defending , said Millman had been drinking to celebrate his birthday and expected his girlfriend to drive him home at the end of the night . |
| 3 | It was in his adopted position of right-back that Paul gained two England Under 21 caps and he is one of only a handful of players who have appeared for the Palace in ten post-war seasons , while his 319 games for the club place him firmly in the top five all-time appearances for us . |
| 4 | Maisie kissed him lightly on the cheek . |
| 5 | He is conscious of Marjorie 's watery blue eyes scanning him speculatively over the rim of her teacup , inviting further discussion of Sandra , but he ca n't face it , not this morning , not with a day 's work ahead of him . |
| 6 | The other Rex hit him hard in the stomach . |
| 7 | Security considerations kept him away from the frontline base of Vitez , but soldiers from the mountain stronghold travelled 30 miles through bandit country to see him . |
| 8 | The Haldane partisan , Morris , moreover , said openly that he defied Captain Cunningham and all his friends and supporters to remove him again from the town . |
| 9 | As a cross-bencher in the House of Lords he had steered clear of party politics , but his writing and speeches put him firmly on the side of the underdog . |
| 10 | The attacker 's own momentum pushes him forward onto the blow . |
| 11 | Shiona eyed him challengingly over the bonnet of the car . |
| 12 | He fell and grovelled in agony as the driver lashed him repeatedly about the head and body . |
| 13 | Before he could do anything more another wave lifted him high into the foam-filled wind , then dizzyingly dropped him down into a hole in the ocean . |
| 14 | The man ducked , weaving to his left so that Trent 's fist caught him high on the right cheek . |
| 15 | He continued to go forward and even when Hodkinson caught him flush on the jaw with a straight right , it did n't stop his forward march . |
| 16 | Then I drove my combat boot onto his temple as Marius hit him again in the mouth . |
| 17 | He also gives sanctuary to Tom Gradgrind , and arranges for Childers to see him safely aboard the ship that is to take him to foreign parts . |
| 18 | She beamed at her husband , bravely facing the barrage of produce , and winced as a particularly juicy specimen caught him right on the chin . |
| 19 | But Fidway 's Cheltenham supporters can also claim a little bad luck — the winner Royal Gait bumped him just after the final flight . |
| 20 | At a PEN Canada benefit event in Toronto last month , Salman Rushdie was cordially embraced by the Ontario Premier Bob Rae , the first government leader to meet him publicly since the Iranian fatwa . |
| 21 | Now it was drawing to its end she gathered the courage to look him straight in the face . |
| 22 | Duncan followed him right through the gate as Myeloski flashed his warrant-card . |
| 23 | ‘ His business takes him all over the world . ’ |
| 24 | Concerned above all else with preserving the integrity of the Asmar cell in Beirut , Donleavy cross-questioned him closely about the calibre and affiliations of the DEA 's network of Lebanese CIs , and in particular , about El-Jorr , the Kabbaras and Jafaars . |
| 25 | Bruce was still lost in the red mists of temper seven minutes later when Simpson , City 's impressive recruit from Swindon , released White with a splendid pass — and Bruce tracked him almost to the deadball line before scything him down . |
| 26 | I 'm sure there 's no- ’ Rincewind began , as the dragonrider guided him firmly onto the platform , pushed him onto a seat , and proceeded to strap hookboots to his feet . |
| 27 | In the decade since Mr McGuinness professed to have turned his back on the IRA and to have become a Sinn Fein politician , more than 40 witnesses and statements placed him firmly at the scene of violent incidents — and at the heart of the IRA 's decision-making process . |
| 28 | His retirement took him away from the intense glare of publicity but he retained the admiration and affection of those who loved football — and those who knew little about the game but recognised a true gentleman and outstanding sportsman . |
| 29 | Sammy sniffed at the food in the bag and Tom tapped him tenderly on the nose and slung it on his back . |
| 30 | Robert looked him straight in the eyes . |