Example sentences of "[unc] [noun pl] [vb past] him [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Winter had to aim Mandarin for the middle course but his mount started wandering off to the left before pressure from the vice-like grip of the jockey 's thighs pointed him in the right direction .
2 One of Nogai 's brothers slapped him on the shoulder , but Burun shouted , ‘ Which target were you aiming at , Nogai ? ’
3 John Browne 's neighbours buried him at the gable-end of his humble cottage .
4 Coetzee 's men lured him across the South African border and shot him .
5 Some of Pugachev 's followers identified him as the true Tsar , Peter III .
6 The farmers ' wives indulged him in the harshness of his religious practices , never minding that he brought his own delph and cutlery and would eat only boiled eggs and bread .
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