Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [v-ing] him [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One clearly libidinous writer gives thanks for my providing him with a far from platitudinous substitute for an invitation to come up and look at etchings . |
| 2 | Well you see , what Freud had to explain here was how he could have had such a long dream when the dreamer reported that he woke up more or less instantly from the stimulus of something hitting him on the back of the neck . |
| 3 | Taken aback by her anger and foreseeing the likelihood of her leaving him on the strength of it , Jeremy switches tactics to conciliation . |
| 4 | Fat women and bald-headed men standing in the doorways of tiny shops make jokes to him which he ca n't quite understand , and shout ribaldries to each other about him clapping him on the shoulder to indicate they 're not serious , and cutting slices of cheese and sausage for him to try . |
| 5 | She flattered herself this was done discreetly , and was noticed by no-one , though the yearning in her look as she gazed at him would be obvious to a child of five , and the staff made frequent jokes about her loving him with a love that made his life a burden . |
| 6 | Mr eleven year old son offered to help so one of the put a gun to him and forced him to lead them to him threatening him at the same time . |
| 7 | Examine a scene from the play where one boy creeps up on another and then springs on him stabbing him in the back with his knife . |