Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [was/were] [verb] him [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What do you mean , ma'am ? ’ the sergeant grunted suspiciously , over-sensitive in his present mood , and fearful the superintendent was blaming him for some unknown misdemeanour . |
| 2 | Even as the BeSHT delighted his listeners with his pearls of wisdom , his stunning turns-of-phrase , his aphoristic acuity , so Leonard was learning his own , parallel metier ; the butterfly was following him down the hill . |
| 3 | However : What Mr Taylor [ for the council ] said … was … that the common assumption which lay behind the agreement was that the council was the owner of the … land and that Mr Tillson had no interest in either parcel of land beyond the tenancy which the council was to grant him by the transaction . |
| 4 | The Indian was telling him about this little fish that lives in the river and — you can guess the rest ! ! ! |
| 5 | And now I understand how Selden knew that the hound was following him in the dark . |
| 6 | The only way to banish the bogeyman was to look him in the eye without flinching . |
| 7 | The woman was taking him for a ride , working on him to get what she wanted , and that included Lissa 's destruction . |
| 8 | And then the music was drawing him into the fire and the light , and he could see the massive shape of the Chariot limned against the forest now , bathed in its own radiance , hung with silk , lined with satin … |
| 9 | It is believed Stavridis told the judge in a behind-closed-doors grilling that the pilot was directing him from shore . |
| 10 | This wife stood by her afflicted husband and even expressed fears about what might happen if the firm were to remove him from his electronic friend : ‘ I know it sounds funny , but I 'm afraid that losing that computer may break his heart . ’ |
| 11 | The only reason Trent could imagine for the attack was to link him to Don Roberto 's murder — this presumed that the three men were Don Roberto 's hirelings . |
| 12 | His ulcer had finally blown up and the doctor was rushing him to hospital . |
| 13 | The idea was to put him in it from time to time to give his gammy leg a rest . |