Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [verb] him [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bolt Head , the gangster who financed and masterminded both the Robocranker project and the computer generated hologram , meets the Robocranker after his defeat and offers him a new body in return for operating one of his machines … |
| 2 | When Batty comes back , why not preserve the current formation and make him the fifth defender , seeing as Speed seems to revel in the central midfield . |
| 3 | I unzipped the pouch round my waist and gave him the small jar of paint and the sawn-off paintbrush . |
| 4 | With Dawson it was his bulk which undoubtedly contributed to his premature death along with his broad , rubber face that became his trademark and made him an ideal pantomime dame in true bawdy music hall tradition . |
| 5 | But his bulk , along with his broad , malleable face , was virtually his trademark and made him an ideal pantomime dame in the finest bawdy music hall tradition . |
| 6 | I sprang to attention and gave him a smart salute . |
| 7 | Up to the age of 39 he was one of that sad , nervous and obscure clan of people who scraped a living as a barrister while waiting for a distant relative to die and leave him an independent income . |
| 8 | " Not yet ; let's get a sup of tea into the lad and ask him a few questions . |
| 9 | In addition , the war years had turned de Gaulle himself into a national leader and given him a unique symbolic identity , and yet had left him an inexperienced politician without an organized or cohesive following . |
| 10 | By this time he would not have been surprised if she had taken up the lecture and returned him a brief history of the next four centuries . |
| 11 | Unlike Hitler , however , the Americans were anxious for Franco 's consent and found him a reasonable interlocutor . |
| 12 | He said goodbye to the tourist and wished him a pleasant stay . |
| 13 | A great looker , and he may have shown his admiration because she had ducked her dark head in mock embarrassment and given him the slowest smile as she had moved away . |
| 14 | She raised her head and threw him a cold look . |
| 15 | His extreme empathy coloured his behaviour and made him a heady , if unpredictable companion . |
| 16 | When he reached twelve his father cut short his education and procured him a naval cadetship in March 1800 . |
| 17 | Uncle Mick reached across his wife and gave him a heavy slap on the knee . |
| 18 | Ball 's booking after a rash challenge on West Ham 's Stuart Slater , takes him over the 31 penalty point mark and earns him an automatic two-match ban . |
| 19 | He helped Willie into the back and threw him an old rug to cover himself with for he still looked terribly pale . |
| 20 | I gave McDunn the two names last night and told him the respective professions of their owners , then clammed up , just refused to say any more about them or about the body . |
| 21 | I patted Armstrong 's stubbly radiator and promised him a good clean-out . |
| 22 | Such stories would have made a lasting impression on my father and given him an early interest in Abyssinia . |
| 23 | He forgets I can lean forward in this great chair and give him a good whack across the shoulders . |
| 24 | Something of the atmosphere in Roxie Farmer 's house seemed to go home with Coffin and give him a restless night . |
| 25 | So you will walk into that store and give him the haughtiest stare you are capable of — and you can do it , ’ he promised . |
| 26 | In fact , there have been many discussions caused by Johnny — and his girlfriend who seems to do very little other than build up her tan on a beach and send him the odd letter in a bottle . |
| 27 | Jesus taught that discipleship was a journey and following him a narrow path ( Mk. 8.34 ) . |
| 28 | The man was elevated and screened-in like an auctioneer , to deter attack and to give him an overall view of every part of the shop . |
| 29 | ‘ I wonder if I can send Dick my love and wish him a speedy recovery through Guitarist … ? ’ asked Clem . |
| 30 | ‘ Then , before I could stop her she got my father out of bed and told him the whole thing . |