Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] him [noun] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 As can be observed from the contrast between I saw him swim/swimming across the river , the infinitive refuses a partial view of an action-like event as intercepted midway between the beginning and the end .
2 There was no fire and I had switched off long before the port wing touched the ground , I saw him hare across the airfield diagonally opposed to the direction of the hangar , and indeed the aircraft , and at the same time he was haring away towards Findhorn .
3 Instead of explaining what I was doing , I gave him details of the expedition typed out in French .
4 I wish him luck in the negotiations that he will vigorously pursue towards that end .
5 I chased him west along the south coast of the island and closed off Gozo .
6 She could n't even hope to keep that from him , since he 'd insisted she fax him details of the takings every week .
7 ‘ Bigman says : you give him namenz of the Emp . ’
8 She gave him hell at the slightest opportunity .
9 Machin says : ‘ John 's a real leader on the pitch which is why we made him captain of the youth team .
10 Here in the west of Ireland , we call him Balor of the Heavy Blows …
11 They called him Toby in the boarding annexe , ‘ sir ’ in the school , except when they got it mixed up .
12 The dinner they gave him ranks among the epic brawls which regularly give the brotherhood of socialist solidarity a bad name .
13 It brought him abuse from the Tory Press and suspension from Twenty Questions .
14 It is believed that Knighton has also had talks with Midani , at which he offered him control of the club , with Knighton himself staying on as vice-chairman .
15 It gave him relief from the tension of sharing the young man 's terrible anguish .
16 I knew that if Sandy won it gave him exemptions in the US the next year , the US Masters , Tournament of Champions , World Series .
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