Example sentences of "[vb past] him [adv] [prep] his [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The vicious front snap-kick caught him caught him just above his right hip , instead of square in the groin , but its force knocked him spinning to the ground . |
2 | Friends drove him away to his first night of freedom in twenty months . |
3 | She loved him neither for his even disposition or vast estate — for neither could he offer — and saw him through many tempestuous years of attempts to influence bands and musicians to the floaty sounds that have now met such brilliant commercial success . |
4 | The act of blessing and the dawn brought him then to his physical and spiritual senses . |
5 | She slapped him gently on his flat stomach , thinking how attractive he looked in the pure-white cotton shirt and khaki cotton slacks he wore for the flight . |
6 | To this end , he had not even considered packing anything that could remotely be considered seaside wear , and as a result suppressed a pang of envy when his cab turned along the Victoria Parade and his eyes beheld a scene that reminded him irresistibly of his annual holiday at Margate , fortunately yet to come . |
7 | Before he had fully recovered , Christian hauled him to his feet and dragged him away from his groaning adversary . |
8 | Although Alexander 's public image set him apart from his conservative father , Nicholas I , in fact the values of the two Tsars differed little . |
9 | William 's health was poor , while his improvidence and family quarrels weakened their estate , but on Alice 's own account the marriage was an affectionate one and she mourned him sincerely on his early death in 1668 . |
10 | Floating Gomez up on to his shoulders , he held him there with his left hand while pulling steadily with his right . |