Example sentences of "[verb] him [vb infin] [prep] his own " in BNC.
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| 1 | And what 's more , Uncle Pumblechook , realizing that this boy 's fortune may be made by going to Miss Havisham 's , has offered to take him into town tonight in his carriage , and let him sleep in his own house , and deliver him tomorrow to Miss Havisham 's . |
| 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 | Of course , Kate could have shrugged and let him stew in his own juice , or lack of it . |
| 4 | She heard a footfall , she pressed herself back , keeping an eye on the street ; in a doorway , further on , a silhouette detached itself for a moment , and she saw a man throw his head back and shake it as if intoxicated , while holding his arms extended , and she fancied she heard him speak to his own fidanzata of that evening , she imagined him murmuring about her hair — as dark as a raven 's wing , perhaps ? |
| 5 | And at Nottingham County Court , Judge Elisabeth checkedFisher granted an order under the 1989 Children Act letting him live with his own father 's parents . |
| 6 | She 'd let him stay on his own at any rate . |