Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] to him [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I talked to him after a recent gig in Manchester ( which saw Robben playing with Roscoe Beck on bass and drummer Tom Brechtlien ) and asked him about his new album . |
| 2 | Marcus patted his lap and I went to him for a stroke . |
| 3 | But you see , I just went to the education officer and I say , he , he ran it , he , it , it was , it was his responsibility the Guild 's were and I went to him about a Guild matter and I said oh , erm how I mentioned that I was working and he said well where are you working ? |
| 4 | I spoke to him like a mother but he was determined to put an end to her life , so on 11 January 1987 , when Paulette was leaving the home of her friends on the way to her own home , [ the defendant ] stopped her and shot her and then placed a call to my home to inform me of the murder . |
| 5 | He dumped his kitbag and led her to an armchair , but she clung to him in a state of possessive disbelief which upset Charles even more than the deep depression he 'd been suffering from when he entered the flat . |
| 6 | She looked to him for a lead and he gave it to her . |
| 7 | He did so partly in order that those who looked to him for a lead would have no doubts about where he stood . |
| 8 | The Princess was powerless ; when he beckoned to her , she went to him like a lamb . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Of course , it all rather depends , ’ she put to him in a wry tone , ‘ on the outcome of our visit to the police station . |
| 10 | But the Emperor remained steadfast in his determination to avenge the murder of his brother , urged , as he told his council of advisors , by his father , the great Constantine , who appeared to him in a dream . |
| 11 | It occurred to him as a possibility , for instance , that , prior to being ‘ kept alive ’ for ten days , Dobson might first have been murdered . |
| 12 | It occurred to him with a sudden pang that this was now in jeopardy . |
| 13 | It came to him as a Revelation , descending upon his mind in all its complex glory , that there was a man in the City in need of his help , and that the man — his name did n't matter-would free everyone as this awakening had freed him . |
| 14 | It came to him in a flash . |
| 15 | It came to him in a flash . |
| 16 | Every time he heard the sacred name pronounced by this strange voice , Henri thrilled with joy ; it seemed to him like a voice from beyond the grave , something mysterious and superhuman . |