Example sentences of "his [noun] [to-vb] him [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He dropped Mr Hambro where he was , in the edge of the water , and planted a foot between his shoulders to drive him in deeper before he made off . ’ |
| 2 | I decided to follow him to his bedroom to confront him with this unacceptable behaviour . |
| 3 | On the contrary , he allowed his clergy to criticize him with astonishing freedom , as Alcuin criticized his forcible conversion of the Saxons . |
| 4 | His crooked smile was very much in evidence and Matey could have told her that since her arrival Dr Neil had been happier than she had seen him for a long time — there had been fewer backslidings towards the ‘ nasty whisky ’ since McAllister had appeared in his life to provide him with such rich amusement . |
| 5 | Champion picked up his whip and waved it at his mount to encourage him over those last few yards , and Aldaniti responded gamely . |
| 6 | He had told his informant to meet him at nine o'clock . |