Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb mod] [verb] him [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | She was so ashamed of not remembering what had happened that she felt she must compensate him in some way , so she kissed his mouth and stroked his cheek . |
| 32 | ‘ What are your plans for the rest of the afternoon ? ’ she asked in her best trying-to-be-friendly voice , thinking that if she could pin-point him to some specific part of the house then she could at least do her best to avoid it . |
| 33 | She could hate him for those , and lose any incomprehensible hurt they occasioned in the heat of that hatred . |
| 34 | He might work off his lust on her body and she could despise him for that . |
| 35 | Seb spent many of the long winter evenings at the Hankses ' cottage and his reading and writing improved so much that Carrie was reluctantly forced to admit there was little more she could teach him in these two spheres of learning . |
| 36 | He blinked , as if she 'd hit him from some unexpected direction . |
| 37 | If Clarissa were here , she 'd warn him against hasty decisions , impetuosity , all the faults of his character . |
| 38 | ‘ I thought the idea was that you 'd meet him in public . |
| 39 | Because you 'd lose him for sure then . |
| 40 | ‘ My prevailing power with Harry seems to be rather limited , but perhaps you could try him with some straight questions . ’ |
| 41 | His apprehension arose not out of a fear that she would ruin him by extravagant expenditure but from a neurotic anxiety that if she knew how much money he had put away , she might feel free to leave him . |
| 42 | After that she needed no invitation and , when he was lying exhausted beside her , she would send him into loud peals of laughter with her spicy , tart wit and skill at mimicry , particularly of that rather stuffy English clerk , Hugh Corbett . |
| 43 | From now on , she would touch him in any way she pleased , even when neither of them was feeling sexy , because she would still be feeling loving — for as long as the affair lasted . |
| 44 | The male red-winged blackbird attempts to attract as many females like this one , as possible to nest in his territory and , although the female would prefer his sole attention , she will share him with several other females if the territory is good enough . |
| 45 | ‘ You can trust him for that . |
| 46 | You can not attack an ‘ enemy ’ unless you know where in his environment you can find him at any given time , and the best techniques , properly applied , are needed to bring about his downfall . |
| 47 | And you can report him for that ! |
| 48 | So I think we ought to congratulate him on that . |
| 49 | ‘ I 'm in two minds whether we should have him at all . |
| 50 | We must tell him about this one . |
| 51 | Well we 'll leave him till last if he 's got |
| 52 | ‘ We 'll send him for another x-ray when he 's completed his course of strep . ’ |
| 53 | . We 'll knock him off quick . |
| 54 | We 'll , we 'll put him on Blind Date . |
| 55 | I think we 'll put him in special care when he comes out of Theatre . ’ |
| 56 | Apparently Kelly played well again … we might see him at right back vs Man City . |
| 57 | ‘ We did say we 'd limit him to thirty mares as he 's been so busy competing , but somehow we managed to allow our arms to be twisted a few times . |
| 58 | Thorfinn said , ‘ I think we can beat him with two thousand gone , provided the Normans remain . |
| 59 | ‘ But they 'll welcome him with open arms , bringing them medical aid . |
| 60 | My guess is they 'll move him to one of their London safe houses . ’ |