Example sentences of "[verb] him [verb] on his [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This can only be due to Coleridge 's awareness and heightened sensitivity at these moments , which cause him ponder on his very means of creation and that of the emotions that cause him to write , which are therefore in a positive sense creative forces . |
| 2 | They walked together through Dobbs 's field and Tom stood by the gate and let him walk on his own up the lane . |
| 3 | Such photographs are very popular , and Parish Clerk Weekley has one which shows him sitting on his own roof . |
| 4 | No one got him to expand on his Irish policy , just as no one got Mr Kinnock to say whether he followed the Tory policy on Ireland ( whatever that is ) or the policy of the last Labour Conference which calls for a United Ireland . |
| 5 | This shows that George is not only trying to protect Lennie , he is also trying to teach him to stand on his own feet , and learn things , although he knows Lennie will never really improve . |
| 6 | She 'd let him stay on his own at any rate . |
| 7 | Because Dustin had eaten a few hours previously , the anaesthetist had to insert a tube in his mouth to stop him choking on his own vomit . |