Example sentences of "'s [noun] [verb] him [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The assassin 's blow threw him back against the wall , hitting it so hard he brought books tumbling from the shelves , but before the assassin 's fingers found his throat he delivered a punch to the man 's belly that must have touched some tender place , because the assault ceased , and the attacker let him go , his eyes fixed for the first time on Gentle 's face . |
| 2 | ‘ Someone in his financial position could easily have got a doctor 's certificate to pull him out of tournaments but to his credit he never even considered it . ’ |
| 3 | Three years ago Adam Dent 's parents took him out of school because they thought he was n't making enough progress . |
| 4 | The man ducked , weaving to his left so that Trent 's fist caught him high on the right cheek . |
| 5 | Colonel Moore , moved and perturbed , would have stood up to encounter the man squarely on but the pressure of Hope 's grip kept him down in his seat . |
| 6 | Few of the friends who had written complimentary tributes to Smart at the time of his release from Dr Battie 's asylum expected him ever to be able to write again . |
| 7 | Irina said to Ludens , ‘ For heaven 's sake get him out of here ! ’ |
| 8 | He felt drowsy , for one rare moment almost lapsed out of consciousness , then Meg 's cry brought him back to himself . |
| 9 | Wolski survived because his brother Avram put a hand to his back and despite his father 's protests pushed him forward from the line when the Germans said they wanted shoemakers and tailors . |
| 10 | Horne should have increased Everton 's lead when Ebbrell 's ball put him through in the 62nd minute but he delayed too long . |
| 11 | But since Rayful 's father started him off in the business with a packet of cocaine from New York , prosecutors allege that Mr Edmond has built up a vast business concern , generating sales of up to $2m ( £1.25m ) a week . |
| 12 | Doyle jerked at Tug 's arms to bring him round to the table . |
| 13 | When the best man cleared his throat and announced that he was going to fix the puncture he had before leaving , all Moran 's children followed him out to the road and stood around as he got levers and patches and solution . |
| 14 | Mandy 's candour took him completely by surprise , and it was obvious he was not a man accustomed to being surprised . |
| 15 | With the help of several Frenchmen he eventually reached Spain , but this neutral country 's police handed him back to the Gestapo . |
| 16 | Menna was never well in his head or heart — Tawaret did not smile on his birth , and the torture he experienced at his brother 's hands pushed him forever into a lonely land inside himself … ’ |
| 17 | Rohmer was surprisingly strong , but the impetus of Cardiff 's lunge spun him away from the girl . |
| 18 | Ieuan Evans 's shoulder let him down on his comeback , possibly ruling the Lions wing out for this season , and Neath 's lock prospect Gareth Llewelyn also limped out of contention for a Test place with a knee injury . |
| 19 | Church was too slow and Woolley 's shoulder barged him out of the way . |
| 20 | ‘ I think Oswald was about to tell us , ’ I replied , ‘ before someone 's dagger took him firmly in the back . |
| 21 | However , for several seconds Lexandro 's boots clamped him inflexibly to the plasteel surface like two puppies clinging to their bitch mother 's teats — till he remembered to lower the magnetism . |
| 22 | Henceforth he supported York until Anselm 's death brought him back to his father 's policy of supporting the unity of the Church under the southern see , By this time , however , it was too late to alter the general swing away from overlordships such as that claimed by Canterbury . |
| 23 | Jim 's colleagues see him out in style |