Example sentences of "[vb past] him [adv] to [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A boss who was expecting a quiet birthday with his family at home was taken completely by surprise when his highly desirable secretary invited him back to her home for a drink after work . |
| 2 | ‘ You helped him across to his chamber ? ’ |
| 3 | As I had a twelfth-hand Hillman Imp at the time I drove him down to his place in South London . |
| 4 | The little boy , sensing that his mother was upset , had come to stand by her and she lifted him on to her lap . |
| 5 | Alexandra now lifted him on to her lap , where he immediately settled , plugged his thumb into his mouth and gazed pityingly down at his brothers and sister . |
| 6 | ‘ Do n't want you collapsing on us — not good for the department 's reputation , ’ she joked lightly , and wheeled him round and handed him over to his wife . |
| 7 | They connected up the drip , set it running and turned him on to his side . |
| 8 | The headmaster walked him across to his hotel and he was alone till evening . |
| 9 | They milled around and tidied him up to his satisfaction and went on their way singing : |
| 10 | I followed him through to my room , where he bent to light the lamp . |
| 11 | She picked up her bag and followed him out to his car , hating him for making her feel so gauche , and hating herself more for acting that way in the first place . |
| 12 | Laura strode over and booted him on to his back . |
| 13 | Kalchu reached over to where he and Hārkini had been squabbling , picked him up by both elbows and pulled him on to his lap . |
| 14 | When traders tracked him down to his hotel room , he would n't answer the door . |
| 15 | Ward waved him back to his seat and called to the waiter to bring the coffee . |
| 16 | Lucy took his arm , and guided him back to his chair . |
| 17 | She took his arm with an easy familiarity and , turning away from Constance , led him back to his table saying , ‘ Now , you darling man , tell me how such a bizarre thing happened . ’ |
| 18 | Henceforth he supported York until Anselm 's death brought him back to his father 's policy of supporting the unity of the Church under the southern see , By this time , however , it was too late to alter the general swing away from overlordships such as that claimed by Canterbury . |
| 19 | She pushed the Beretta into her anorak pocket then rolled him on to his back and pulled off his black balaclava . |
| 20 | Feeling her body respond again , she slowly rolled him on to his back . |
| 21 | She rolled him on to his shoulder and two cornflowers stared at her . |
| 22 | Minton took him upstairs to his studio , where his portrait of Nevile Wallis was in progress , and set to work on a small canvas . |
| 23 | It took him back to his childhood , and the family carter 's business . |
| 24 | Mr Davies put his friend in his car and took him back to his flat in Highfield Road and called for an ambulance . |
| 25 | Exactly , and as they took him back to his room , not his cell , but his room , he turned to my , my mate who was with me and said er , I do n't want an operation I like having sex with little girls , he said now I 've got two little girls and I had to turn and walk away |
| 26 | One boy , Dai Knoyle , was caddying for the great rugby player Barry John and took him back to his house to change . |
| 27 | One of my friends was at Sherborne and speaks very posh — I took him back to my place for a drink one day and my dad was going , ‘ Dennis , listen to Tim , listen — go on , talk , say something ’ and my friend says , ‘ Well I do n't know what to say really , Mr Waterman , ’ and my dad says to me , ‘ Why do n't you talk like that , you could make a fortune . ’ |
| 28 | He found himself looking for her in the street , in the trains that took him down to his busking . |
| 29 | I moved here to Blackburn wi' my Arthur in ‘ thirty-seven , and I never saw him again to my knowledge . |
| 30 | At nine the headmaster , who had introduced him , escorted him back to his hotel and up to his room . |