Example sentences of "and [noun sg] [verb] [prep] him [prep] " in BNC.

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1 At the same time , the sound of distant gunfire , explosions and shouting came to him on the night breeze , somewhere off his right and muffled by the intervening trees .
2 The Cohen Committee admitted that these complaints were not altogether unfounded but all that has resulted is section 192 of the Act which invalidates provisions in trust deeds ( or elsewhere ) which purport to exempt a trustee from , or to indemnify him against , ‘ liability for breach of trust where he fails to show the degree of care and diligence required of him as a trustee having regard to the provisions of the trust deed conferring on him any powers , authorities or discretions . ’
3 Then he looked back , anger and fear and loathing rising in him like bile .
4 Laurence Gilliam of the BBC in London arranged and produced these impressive programmes and it was my pleasure and privilege to work with him for the Vancouver region for several years running .
5 The winger jumped at the last minute and Kitchen slid underneath him like a runaway bull and hit the concrete wall full on .
6 Pain and nausea swept over him in waves that left him hot and sticky and weak at the knees .
7 Jack thought of his mother 's anguish and his stepfather 's injuries and anger rose in him like a demon .
8 One night just off the M6 in Cheshire , Thor rewarded all the training , attention and love shown to him with an avalanche of devotion and courage .
9 As the thought struck him he felt a sudden wild dizziness , and fatigue ran through him like an electrical surge .
10 ‘ On behalf of the family of my late brother , Robert , I wish to thank you for the compassion and care shown to him by your organization during his long and difficult illness .
11 There is nothing inconsistent with the Income Tax Acts in recognising and respecting the distinction between property owned by a person as trustee and property owned by him in his own right …
12 Last night he had been suffering from jet lag ; now he seemed to be fully recovered , and power flowed from him in waves .
13 The devil and sin exist for him as states of mind in which the true location of the godhead is not recognized , even though such unenlightened awareness still functions as a praise of God .
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