Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [verb] him [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Otley and I held on to him while Nigel searched for a large piece of wood to haul him out with , and in the meantime we had a close-up of the lush vegetation of the riverside : buttercups , forget-me-nots , dog roses and honeysuckle and the shy little water avens modestly hiding its peach-coloured face . |
| 2 | Then murder led him inexorably — apocalyptic naturalism — to confess and accept suffering , and acceptance of suffering took him back to mere existence which is living life , neither more nor less . |
| 3 | Talking of Ace set him off on Mark Foo . |
| 4 | From his origins in Protestant East Belfast , his exhilarating ball control and deceptive change of pace marked him out as a unique prospect in an area accustomed to discovering football talent . |
| 5 | A huge gust of energy blew him back on course . |
| 6 | And for what purpose , with such a force , unless he had some word of power to lure him out of his castle ? |
| 7 | Milton , the provost believed , should write to the collector of customs to have him tell the threatened tide waiter that he was in no danger , and at the same time secure an order for Main to cross to West Lothian for a few days , around the time of the burgh elections , in order to get him out of the way , for the election of the deacon of the wrights would turn on this single vote . |
| 8 | He seemed far too competent for life to catch him out in so trivial a way . |