Example sentences of "[subord] [noun] [verb] him [adv] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 And although Hick hit him out of the attack briefly , producing a second cameo of the series which included an extraordinary one-handed straight six , Patel returned downwind to sneak one through before the Zimbabwean could reach a maiden Test half-century .
2 The retirement lasted two year , until McLaren tempted him back to the sport in 1982 and his old skills were soon apparent at Brands Hatch and Watkins Glen , where he returned to winning ways .
3 Then she has Darren until May picks him up at seven .
4 I would n't be surprised if Rose put him up to it ! ’
5 He spent two-thirds of his day at a school ten miles away , and the rest of the afternoon looking through the older children 's comics at Mrs Neary 's until Diane picked him up at five .
6 Despairing in his heart that anything further could be done to improve the conditions of seafarers , Plimsoll nevertheless continued to work without respite to promote the cause in which he so passionately believed , and did so until illness forced him out of the public scene .
7 Of all the contenders Armiger is certainly best placed to impress , as he is already a Group One winner and was among the favourites for the Derby until injury forced him out of the Epsom showpiece .
8 If your saint is to remain here now , then even if Tutilo escapes the sheriff 's law , if Herluin takes him back to Ramsey they 'll make him pay through his skin for what he attempted and failed to bring to success .
9 She thanked him and waited while David invited him in for a cup of tea .
10 While Kathleen wired him up to a monitor and put in an intravenous line , Ben ran gentle fingers over the boy .
11 Indeed , he has never really fitted in since Kendall brought him down from Scotland more than a year ago .
12 The most obvious manifestation of this came when he remained almost immobile in the centre of the ring while Biggs picked him off with jabs from long range .
13 All the tram-cars and traffic was held up while Basil battered him all over Byrom Street .
14 The miniature St Christopher on it had a brief treat before Sorrel cooled him off in no uncertain terms .
15 But at the same time I realise it means they 're basically trying to control my music which I did n't expect ’ As for taking him seriously , American composer Philip Glass offered to do a 12-inch remix of Hey Music Lover after Moore took him out for a night in the clubs .
16 When Howell picks him up at dawn on a deserted Texan highway he immediately makes his intentions plain by scaring the boy witless .
17 Occasionally , to show his power , the sheriff would try to hector , though Mandeville kept him firmly under control .
18 When traders tracked him down to his hotel room , he would n't answer the door .
19 As Nancy helped him out of bed , Sikes swore and cursed at her clumsiness .
20 Then I drove my combat boot onto his temple as Marius hit him again in the mouth .
21 However , Kolbe relented when Griess approached him again in 1856 after working in a tar distillery in Offenbach , and took him back .
22 He continued to go forward and even when Hodkinson caught him flush on the jaw with a straight right , it did n't stop his forward march .
23 Throughout 1990 rumours spread that a less-busy Shabba had signed for a major , which finally happened when CBS picked him up in America at the end of last year , and worldwide earlier this year .
24 A top-edge off an Akram no-ball followed , and then a vital slab of good fortune as Malik put him down at slip , a high nick when he was 15 .
25 However Christ is understood , as people take him up into their culture , or make of him what they will , they know him to be male .
26 " Aye , ah allus likes it when t'missus lets him out in t'garden , " Con went on .
27 When Kendall snapped him up from the Anfield out-tray 16 months ago for £1m , everybody said what a bargain he had bought .
28 The word came out like a helpless little bleat as Belinda followed him out of the room .
29 Carl , at No. 38 with Does It Feel Good To You , only realised he was being spied on by the law when police pulled him up in his car .
30 Len Seager had been conscious throughout the entire rescue operation and as Rachel joined him briefly in the back of the ambulance and covered him with an extra blanket he managed another smile .
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