Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [prep] him [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Appeal from a decision of Macnaghten J. on the further consideration of an action tried by him with a special jury . |
| 2 | The helmeted figure shouted at him through a face mask . |
| 3 | His Majesty appealed to him as a Statesman and as one who had been a Minister of the Crown to place before everything the present dangerous situation of the country , Sir Herbert replied that he and his party were just as patriotic as the Conservatives : the country would be in far greater danger from Tariffs — price of food stuffs would rise , there would be strikes and outbreaks all over the country . |
| 4 | Wherever he walked , spring came at him with a rush , overwhelming him with sensation . |
| 5 | The bear sprang at him with a growl . |
| 6 | As he dressed for dinner in his room , Dorian remembered what he had seen and cold fear ran through him like a knife . |
| 7 | Obviously he did n't remember me , for when the College wrote to him for a reference , he replied that he had not heard of me . |
| 8 | Simon 's big head and loose mouth loomed above him against the ridiculous English summer sky , which was the color of iron . |
| 9 | At the same time , the sound of distant gunfire , explosions and shouting came to him on the night breeze , somewhere off his right and muffled by the intervening trees . |
| 10 | The sun came to him in a warm gust or like a warm veil enveloping him . |
| 11 | The boy walked beside him from the Post Office to Lipton 's , talking about the secret that was safe between them , pursuing him into the shop itself . |
| 12 | A fist flew towards him on the screen , filled it as it made apparent impact and then vanished away . |
| 13 | A sigh went through him like a wave . |
| 14 | A shudder ran through him at the touch of her fingers and he drew her closer , crushing her against the powerful length of his body so that she could feel his heart thundering against her breast . |
| 15 | A shower of dust sprinkled his face but before he could react the gunman leaped onto him from a ledge on the wall . |
| 16 | Loneliness stole across him at the strangest times . |
| 17 | Gratification opened to him like a regained paradise . |
| 18 | But now , a week after Easter , his failure stared at him from the empty pews . |
| 19 | ‘ Talking about matters of import , ’ Riven said absently , though uneasiness buzzed at him like a fly . |
| 20 | The wall at his back flowed around him with the softness of feathers . |
| 21 | Among these creators of new states none is quite like Ho Chi Minh who , despite having the spotlight of publicity turned upon him by the world 's press , remains in many ways a mystery man . |
| 22 | A man died when a wall collapsed on him at a farm in Gloucestershire . |
| 23 | A SCHOOLBOY was killed when a wall collapsed on him at the weekend . |
| 24 | Although Gemmill 's goal was voted the best in the tournament , the sight of a mesmerised Alan Rough watching in disbelief as a Peruvian free kick flew past him into the net will remain one of Argentina 's most bleak moments . |
| 25 | The old gentleman looked at him with an expression of dislike . |
| 26 | That escort streamed behind him down the street , together with the aide who had fetched the Prince back . |
| 27 | It is a matter of dispute how they parted ; friends of Hayward suggest that Eliot left Carlyle Mansions on the morning of the marriage , leaving only a note of explanation behind — or , even , that he told Hayward as the taxi waited for him in the street below . |
| 28 | His father shouted at him over the noise of the engine , ‘ I want you to see , Alexei . |
| 29 | Jack thought of his mother 's anguish and his stepfather 's injuries and anger rose in him like a demon . |
| 30 | An eager public woman appealed to him with the story of her cleaning woman , who had proved herself at fault . |