Example sentences of "of [noun] [verb] him [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A sudden crash of cymbals pulled him back to the present . |
| 2 | A battleground of historic events and a jungle of eyes watching him out of the gloom , bright eyes and eyes dulled from misuse , flaring nostrils and faded plumage and gaping jaws and once-golden beaks . |
| 3 | Otley and I held on to him while Nigel searched for a large piece of wood to haul him out with , and in the meantime we had a close-up of the lush vegetation of the riverside : buttercups , forget-me-nots , dog roses and honeysuckle and the shy little water avens modestly hiding its peach-coloured face . |
| 4 | Then murder led him inexorably — apocalyptic naturalism — to confess and accept suffering , and acceptance of suffering took him back to mere existence which is living life , neither more nor less . |
| 5 | Talking of Ace set him off on Mark Foo . |
| 6 | NIGEL MANSELL confirmed last night that he is aware of moves to buy him out of his Indy Car racing contract and sensationally persuade him to stay in Formula One next year . |
| 7 | From his origins in Protestant East Belfast , his exhilarating ball control and deceptive change of pace marked him out as a unique prospect in an area accustomed to discovering football talent . |
| 8 | Another series of lunges took him out of the central current and somehow he managed to regain his feet . |
| 9 | Otago made a brave challenge , led by Mike Brewer in his first appearance since a series of injuries took him out of the All Black tour of Australia . |
| 10 | A huge gust of energy blew him back on course . |
| 11 | And for what purpose , with such a force , unless he had some word of power to lure him out of his castle ? |
| 12 | A low buzz of power warned him away from touching it . |