Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] him [conj] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She merely told him that the book bore a crest , an embossed crest of a hawk . |
| 2 | I only hit him when the situation looked like getting out of hand . ’ |
| 3 | Angered when he heard that Louis and the Young King had deserted him , the news none the less convinced him that the cause was lost . |
| 4 | It specially pleased him that the bishop encouraged him , in the midst of all the parish chores , to keep time for hard study . |
| 5 | Once Gazzer nearly collared him but the dog twisted out of his grip and ran along the bank with Gazzer stumbling after him . |
| 6 | Two of his victims successfully sued him and the plaintiff then tried to recover the damages from the defendant . |
| 7 | But Mrs Thatcher never rewarded him and the bitterness showed . |
| 8 | I therefore reminded him that the Emperor had authorized my journey , and told him that whether his soldiers came with me or not I was leaving that afternoon . |