Example sentences of "and [vb past] him [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bill Williams , a journeyman , witnessed how he had met Day in the Barley Mow at Hungerford , and sold him the incriminating tobacco box . |
| 2 | She came down to him and made him a hot drink and felt his forehead which was burning hot and covered in drops of sweat . |
| 3 | Is it my fault if the King has spoilt his son and made him a laughing stock in Europe ? |
| 4 | Charles I was equally well disposed towards Salisbury and made him a privy councillor in 1626 . |
| 5 | With Dawson it was his bulk which undoubtedly contributed to his premature death along with his broad , rubber face that became his trademark and made him an ideal pantomime dame in true bawdy music hall tradition . |
| 6 | But his bulk , along with his broad , malleable face , was virtually his trademark and made him an ideal pantomime dame in the finest bawdy music hall tradition . |
| 7 | Others said that their driving was risky because friends and , to a lesser extent , the public , police and insurance companies labelled him as ‘ high risk ’ and charged him a high premium , he might as well get his money 's worth . |
| 8 | In 1925 the Post Office , which operated independently or through other licensees outside London , went to the length of installing , for a private subscriber in Eastbourne , a free line to St Andrew 's Church 933 yards away , and charged him an annual rental of £1 17 6d ( £1 8712 ) under a three-year contract . |
| 9 | The dragon 's tail whipped around as it passed and caught him a stinging blow across the forehead . |
| 10 | The drummer lashed out at Tom and caught him a glancing blow on the jaw and Tom had to be held back by Ollie to prevent him retaliating . |
| 11 | Unlike Hitler , however , the Americans were anxious for Franco 's consent and found him a reasonable interlocutor . |
| 12 | ‘ We obedience-trained him and found him a new home . |
| 13 | The head waiter , enchanted to see Ricky after three years ' absence , kissed him on both cheeks , enquired after his elbow , and found him a quiet corner . |
| 14 | The Sinn Fein man claimed two plain-clothes men approached Mr Fox in Thomas Street , Dungannon on September 2 and promised him a new house if he agreed to work for them . |
| 15 | I patted Armstrong 's stubbly radiator and promised him a good clean-out . |
| 16 | And er so this student came to and I organized a conference and took the chair for him you know and er and helped him every possible way . |
| 17 | Nick , who had feared a torridly emotional hour or so was relieved by this ; grateful , he had shared half a bottle of brandy with Martin and told him a great deal about the behaviour of adolescents in certain African tribes , a safe subject , and one he was apt to enlarge on when drunk . |
| 18 | Drinking half her cup she put it down , twisted round to face him , her chin resting in her hand , and told him a strange story . |
| 19 | I refreshed his glass and told him the terrible truth . |
| 20 | ‘ Then , before I could stop her she got my father out of bed and told him the whole thing . |
| 21 | Frequent travel made his leg swell up , and caused him a considerable amount of discomfort . |
| 22 | Fortunately , Prince Nikolaus Esterházy was an enlightened and civilized person , who appreciated Haydn 's outstanding abilities , and allowed him a certain degree of freedom to pursue his own interests . |
| 23 | so I , I went back in house and fetched him a little bowl back with me taters in , peeling taters , |
| 24 | Agrippa , like a little spider in his black garments , came up beside Benjamin and handed him a small sheaf of documents and two fat purses . |
| 25 | Once inside the lift she pressed the button for the floor she wanted and handed him a folded sheet of paper . |
| 26 | One of them , small and dusty and obscure in its corner , took the sunlight as he drew it towards him , and showed him the vigorous sketch of a face he knew well , a face he had seen long ago in the triforium , when he had crouched against the wall in the last embrasure of the walk , listening to the approaching footsteps of his enemy . |
| 27 | She turned and threw him a desperate look . |
| 28 | Inspector was standing there and George came up behind him and threw him a beautiful salute . |
| 29 | When they reached the door she hesitated and threw him a pleading look . |
| 30 | She raised her head and threw him a cold look . |