Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] him [adv prt] [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 He would have been happier if the Latin American had made at least a pretence at attempting to beat him down on the charter price .
2 So I hunted him and smashed his face , and I was going to take him back to the prison-ship , so that he would n't have the pleasure of being free , when the soldiers caught us .
3 He glanced right and saw another half-dozen Dragoons racing to cut him off from the cart track .
4 Marlon had been embarrassed by his mum coming to pick him up from the school disco .
5 She had grabbed his hand and his cane firmly in her hands and was trying to pull him back through the water .
6 ‘ Of course he would n't take a bribe from you , or anyone , come to that , and especially someone trying to bribe him out of the country because of a woman — one he happens to love very much . ’
7 The voice seemed familiar and he felt he should recognise it , but at first he felt it only as a persuasive force tugging at him , trying to draw him back from the comfort and welcome of the light .
8 Depending on this year 's crop of foals , Jonadab was hoping to send him out on the road in the following spring .
9 Having grabbed the idea of the airline with both hands , Branson was now trying to squeeze him out of the operation altogether .
10 ‘ I have been trying to get him out of the pram to get him ready for nursery but not now .
11 " This is the course of lectures your daughter is taking , " she said trying to bring him back to the matter in hand .
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