Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [verb] him on the " in BNC.

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1 Alyssia wished that it would somehow whip around his neck and strangle him on the spot .
2 She threw her arms round his neck and kissed him on the lips , enveloping him in discreetly expensive perfume .
3 They then bundled him out of the car and left him on the road .
4 I picked up a marrowbone and hit him on the head .
5 Brian had not merely hated the cockerel but feared it since it had got through the fence and bitten him on the leg .
6 Jane slid on to his lap and kissed him on the mouth .
7 He crossed to the guard and tapped him on the arm .
8 Permanent support from the group : from the outset , the franchisee receives the backing of the company 's teams who contribute their professional skills and know-how , in order to monitor the franchisee 's progress and advise him on the day to day management of the restaurants .
9 Ruth gave him a hug and kissed him on the cheek .
10 Albuin , little knowing he was the king 's son , unsheathed his sword and struck him on the head …
11 I often have to get up with Graham , carry him into the living room and nurse him into the living room and nurse him on the armchair .
12 It 's your job to evaluate the stuff and keep him on the ball .
13 Pearce , wanting to take a quick throw-in , grabbed the ball and pushed him on the cinder track surrounding the pitch .
14 She kissed her father and left him on the edge of his seat .
15 In the case of the elder James Stephen 's commitment to antislavery , it came after the experience of working in the West Indies as a lawyer , but more precisely , that experience helped direct into antislavery the expression of his gratitude ‘ for the infinite mercy of God ’ in extricating him from the depths of sin brought on by sexual passion and setting him on the path of prosperity and happiness .
16 He was entirely suited to enjoy the hospitality at the Castle , to relish Sir John 's venison and cranberry sauce and compliment him on the beauty of his larches .
17 This corkscrews the opponent backwards over his supporting leg and dumps him on the mat .
18 In a world of single parents , almost all of them female , it is the relationship that the young man has with a solid male figure that gives him an edge and keeps him on the straight and narrow .
19 She crossed the kitchen floor and pecked him on the cheek .
20 One day last October , as a Conservative politician , Alberto Dahik , rose to speak in Congress , a rival congressman launched a heavy glass ashtray across the chamber and hit him on the head .
21 It had been alleged that after hiring Mr Mullan 's taxi for a journey from Gourock to Greenock , he produced a hunting knife and stabbed him on the chest .
22 ‘ Daddy , darling , ’ Alyssia said , smiling genuinely for the first time since she had stepped foot back on to English soil and kissing him on the tip of his nose , ‘ in your own cantankerous way , you 've put your finger right on the button . ’
23 She put out a hand and touched him on the sleeve , but he moved back as if he had n't noticed , and she said on a rising note , ‘ Why are you looking like that ? ’
24 The man , who was Bill Sikes , seized Oliver with one strong hand and hit him on the head with the other .
25 Putting down his carrot , Hazel ran across , scrambled up the bank and joined him on the bare ground under the low , close boughs .
26 When Richard came a couple of steps nearer — it would never have occurred to him to go back until the matter was satisfactorily settled — Harry , looking faintly surprised , as though he could n't believe that anything could be quite so simple , raised the adjustable spanner and hit him on the left side of the head , just below the ear .
27 He was convicted of repeatedly punching the victim and striking him on the neck with a knife , then chasing him into a garden .
28 The shapely brunette , whose job was to help Davies kick his heroin and cocaine addiction and keep him on the straight and narrow , was turned on by their wild romps .
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