Example sentences of "[vb base] him [adv prt] [prep] his [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And at the same time the racing of her blood was only partly fear , and she could see that he knew it , that he had discovered this power and tuned it to performance pitch , that the insults were a kind of invitation , the display of force a plea turned upside down , and she also wanted , because she longed to please , to take off her clothes then and there and let him down from his prideful pose , and soothe him with her obedience to his rage . |
| 2 | When you take him out for his first walk on the lead , it is always nicer if an older dog accompanies you . |
| 3 | He lacked General Francis 's extreme , if ageing , good looks and enchanting manners , but take him out of his white coat and he 'd be dead sexy . |
| 4 | John likes to keep the horses separate so that they do n't kick each other , but Hopscotch often jumps into Milton 's paddock to keep him company ; and sometimes if the weather is bad , one of the children 's ponies is turned out with him , otherwise Milton , who is a bit of a softy , will hang around by the gate in the hope that someone will take pity on him and take him back to his warm stable . |
| 5 | This consisted of enrolling one 's child in a private playschool , which sent a car to pick him up in the morning and deposit him back on his own doorstep in the late afternoon . |