Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] [verb] him [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 When he was at school another boy told him the Chinese see a rabbit in the moon .
2 Cantona has become so attractive to Leeds that they are expected this week to offer him a two or three-year contract , and Nimes , his French club , a further £800,000 , when the striker 's loan period expires at the end of the season .
3 That lady tamed him the first time he set eyes on her .
4 His senior secretary had been instructed to cancel his engagements for that evening to give him a few hours ' peace before a six-month period in which his diary was entirely filled .
5 Landor 's want of training and his impatience to press on with all speed made him an unreliable surveyor , and there were those who impugned the veracity of his hair-raising escapes ; but in energy and resourcefulness , in courage and power of endurance , he was the equal of any of the previous generation of great explorers .
6 The expert will in most cases want each party to send him a written submission accompanied by copies of the documents referred to or relied on in the submission .
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