Example sentences of "[coord] i [vb past] him [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ He came round the desks and I kicked him in the back of his legs to get him to the floor and I used my shirt to put out the flames and Hazel gave him first aid . ’
2 Malleson carried my things down to the other block under his greatcoat and I followed him down the path about twenty yards behind .
3 I got him into the factory and from there we got the ambulance and … and I took him to the Royal Victoria Infirmary . ’
4 P. E. A man dropped dead in front of me on the street and I took him to the mortuary and I got into trouble over it because I did n't search the body properly .
5 This was going on for a couple of days , so I was getting worried and I took him to the prison doctor and he says , ‘ It might be with you breastfeeding , try him on the bottle . ’
6 Come and clean my windows and I owed him from the last time .
7 I said that he could try to put the cube together and I left him with the pieces while I went to fetch some paper .
8 and I told him about the , him taking the wagon off me , he said that 's bloody stupid that cos Nick used to do my run , work it out for me
9 That 's it yeah , and erm I was erm Wally and Gordon and he thinks there 's another couple you see , so I said well , you know , and I told him about the heater you see and he know , I said when people sitting on their backsides in committee making decisions , I said , you know , I said it just makes me bloody well annoyed , he said I know he said they do n't , they , they make the decisions and , but they do n't do the nitty gritty , they you know
10 Chairman , ye , yes it is a recurring theme of the district auditor an , and I told him in the past , that erm , where this council has a policy that they would support village schools and keep them open wherever possible , erm , that that , that , that decision had been discussed , and er , I , I have to remind that I did remind the district auditor that he does n't have to get elected every four years , as some of us do , and er , those in rural areas know very well that that is the way not to get elected , to be talking about shutting village schools .
11 One evening , perched in his landing window , he shot towards my wife with an air rifle and I reported him to the police .
12 joined us just as we were ready to go overseas , he had just come out of er Flight School and of course his heart was set on being a fighter pilot and here he became a co-pilot so he was a very disappointed man and he did not stand up well in combat so there were n't too many missions , about five and I bounced him off the crew and would n't fly with him any more and got then other co-pilots to fly with me from our Squadron .
13 I was so relieved it was all over and my baby was alright and I held him for the first time .
14 When Nigel came back he lay down on his stomach and held out a big stick which the Mayor clutched and Otley and I pushed him from the back until we got him out none the worse for his adventure .
15 But luck , the storm and I introduced him to the Bomb , and that settled his game .
16 He told me about Midge when he got back to London and I called him from the shop one Saturday , telling him we 'd be interested in him as a singer .
17 He bent to pick them up and I pulled him into the alley and smashed him up against the wall .
18 but I saw him on the television last week , breakfast T V , not last week , week before , just before I got into work , and this woman on the television asking this stupid question , she said why do n't you put any opposition up in Parliament , and he hit the roof , but what the television did , they did n't switch off when he played bloody hell with 'em , excuse my French er President , but this is how it went , he could n't give a damn about you bloody lot , he kept the television on , it just showed his frustration .
19 I do n't think he meant it , looking back , but I believed him at the time .
20 But I told him about the telly that it 's a bit beyond redemption .
21 I went to punch him but I caught him with the crowbar instead . ’
22 ‘ New-fangled ’ ideas , the farmer said , but I convinced him in the end .
23 ‘ Go on — it will cheer you up ’ but I dismissed him like the rest , saying I was not thirsty , despising the thought of drinking from the same grimy bottle which a rogue had .
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