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

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1 At Aintree he beat The Thinker just over seven lengths and is due to meet him on the same terms , although Jimmy Frost , his rider , may put up a pound or two more than the minimum 10st .
2 He 'll cry long and hard , and though you can soothe him for a few minutes at a time , hours can pass without you ever really silencing the cries .
3 Maybe someone bold enough to improvise like that would even take the risk of getting himself really knocked out and dropped in the water , knowing I could n't fail to find him in a few minutes . ’
4 She did n't see him for a few days after that , and had time to wonder why she had made it all up .
5 Also their directors wont really be able to sack him for a few years .
6 I told him I would contact him in a few days , but I never did .
7 The self-confidence inspired by his Eton and Trinity background may have helped him in the several differences of opinion he has encountered in his life .
8 The regime thus charged him with damage of government property and jailed him for a few months until he was released under a general amnesty .
9 Sorrel watched him for a few seconds , then snatched it out of his hands and stuck it in her mouth .
10 She laughed silently at herself ; she had only known him for a few hours , and here she was , assessing his character as if he were an old and true friend .
11 It 's ridiculous — I 've only known him for a few weeks .
12 ‘ You 've only known him for a few months ! ’
13 She constantly needed to caution him about the many dangers he was either too young or too stupid to recognize for himself .
14 Then the door of the Earl 's hall slowly yielded , and his father carried him in and laid him on the same bales .
15 The Corporal instructor spoke quietly in his ear , reminding him of a few basics , and unobtrusively removed the lift bar at the same time .
16 In real-time only seconds had passed , not much more time than it would have taken to see if he was in and ask him for a few minutes of his time .
17 A 13-month-old London boy drowned when he fell off a ‘ topple-proof ’ bath chair while his mother had left him for a few moments .
18 His face was absorbed , and Hilary stood quietly , studying him for a few moments .
19 Annie stood watching him for a few moments .
20 With an embarrassed shrug , she leaned more comfortably against the seat , and , watching him for a few moments , asked curiously , ‘ Why did you invite me today ? ’
21 As I stood watching him for a few seconds and looking at the damage to his farm buildings and the dead and wounded cattle around the orchard , I thought to myself .
22 He believes in his heart that Daisy has loved him during the many years they have not seen each other but he has pined over her .
23 ‘ To have banned him for a few months would have been one thing , but to take him to court and ban him for life seemed to defeat the object of the exercise . ’
24 She would smile at a man , lead him on a few steps , then turn cold . ’
25 I forgave him for the many occasions on which he had unthinkingly made me feel mentally subnormal .
26 All those below were too busy and had not time to spare to comfort him with a few minutes ' companionship .
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