Example sentences of "[verb] him [adv] [prep] his [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The vicious front snap-kick caught him caught him just above his right hip , instead of square in the groin , but its force knocked him spinning to the ground . |
| 2 | Cheap , but quite pretty , she thought , thanking him charmingly for his delightful gift . |
| 3 | You 're still a young man … well , youngish. ’ she said , trying to tease him out of his apparent lethargy and depression . |
| 4 | Felix had tracked him down through his old address and left a note . |
| 5 | And at the same time the racing of her blood was only partly fear , and she could see that he knew it , that he had discovered this power and tuned it to performance pitch , that the insults were a kind of invitation , the display of force a plea turned upside down , and she also wanted , because she longed to please , to take off her clothes then and there and let him down from his prideful pose , and soothe him with her obedience to his rage . |
| 6 | NIGEL MANSELL confirmed last night that he is aware of moves to buy him out of his Indy Car racing contract and sensationally persuade him to stay in Formula One next year . |
| 7 | Obviously I could n't follow him up to his front door , but I saw him turn into the grounds . ’ |
| 8 | THE man responsible for uncovering South Africa 's hit-squad scandal , the condemned security branch policeman Almond Nofomela , is being brought to court tomorrow by the authorities who are seemingly intent on hurrying him on to his postponed appointment with the hangman . |
| 9 | Despite these fluctuations in his status I remember him fondly on his infrequent leaves as someone with a great sense of fun . |
| 10 | If you have between you driven him back to his old ways , your souls will bear a heavy charge on the Day of Judgement ! ’ |
| 11 | Fending him off with his left arm Chief Fyvie knocked the man down with a tremendous blow of his right fist . |
| 12 | Benn was eager to get the taste of American boxing before he met Watson and the urge to find new experience brought the break , sad but needed , from the trainer who had brought him through from his amateur days , Brian Lynch . |
| 13 | Benn was eager to get the taste of American boxing before he met Watson and the urge to find new experience brought the break , sad but needed , from the trainer who had brought him through from his amateur days , Brian Lynch . |
| 14 | She loved him neither for his even disposition or vast estate — for neither could he offer — and saw him through many tempestuous years of attempts to influence bands and musicians to the floaty sounds that have now met such brilliant commercial success . |
| 15 | There was a boy she fancied herself — Jeff Freeman — and she was busy laying plans to entice him away from his steady girlfriend . |
| 16 | The intellectual domination and the emotional charge which carried it rapidly whipped him out of his old ways . |
| 17 | It is this mixture of compliance and argumentativeness which not only bores and irritates Belville but actually drives him back to his old pursuits — drinking and lechery . |
| 18 | I hope that I shall not embarrass the Minister if I commend him again for his imaginative efforts and the time that he has spent abroad trying to develop inward investment . |
| 19 | The act of blessing and the dawn brought him then to his physical and spiritual senses . |
| 20 | Palmer now thought about testing the idea , and this brought him back to his original thoughts about the helium . |
| 21 | He had told them many a fairy story and when they checked , they returned more furious than before , dragging him out of his dirty , fetid pit back into the great vaulted torture chamber to be questioned once again . |
| 22 | She slapped him gently on his flat stomach , thinking how attractive he looked in the pure-white cotton shirt and khaki cotton slacks he wore for the flight . |
| 23 | His commitment to training is well-known and CIT wishes him well in his new position . |
| 24 | Never , ’ she defended , then added thoughtfully , ‘ However , if you do get him back to his old city life , you 'll know he 's doing it for you , and you 'll be assured that he really loves you . ’ |
| 25 | To this end , he had not even considered packing anything that could remotely be considered seaside wear , and as a result suppressed a pang of envy when his cab turned along the Victoria Parade and his eyes beheld a scene that reminded him irresistibly of his annual holiday at Margate , fortunately yet to come . |
| 26 | He did so well he has since won three England caps as a midfielder and Liverpool decided he was the man they wanted , although they have tried him back in his striking role in recent games . |
| 27 | We thank him sincerely for his generous gesture in allowing this debate to take place . |
| 28 | ‘ All right , ’ he replied flatly , unresponsive to her invitation to some facetious joking about bottoms , which might have jolted him out of his philosophical mood . |
| 29 | It was a warm sunny evening on September 18th 1989 when I went to fetch Copper in from the paddock for his evening exercise before settling him down in his nice fresh shavings bed for the night . |
| 30 | Before he had fully recovered , Christian hauled him to his feet and dragged him away from his groaning adversary . |