Example sentences of "and [vb base] him [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The water was rising all the time , and we had to seal him inside a waterproof bag and drag him through the sump . ’ |
| 2 | Then when he 'd softened him up he would take him up to the sale and introduce him to the dealer he was touting for — on commission , of course . |
| 3 | Trust you , Dwight , to pick a winner , and pick him before the rest of us have heard of him ! |
| 4 | He eventually let go of me and I had to go the bottom of the baths and bring him to the surface , take him to the side and get him breathing again , and I was considered a failure for that . |
| 5 | Next morning , she smiled at him over breakfast , drinking him in , for she must toil alone all day and bring him from the clay . |
| 6 | Then bundle up your husband and boyfriend and send him to the woman whose name appears at the top of the list , you will receive 16,337 men — and one of them is bound to be a hell of a lot better than the one you already have . |
| 7 | I often have to get up with Graham , carry him into the living room and nurse him into the living room and nurse him on the armchair . |
| 8 | I often have to get up with Graham , carry him into the living room and nurse him into the living room and nurse him on the armchair . |
| 9 | ‘ I went to the front of the house and saw the dogs catch up with him and knock him to the ground . |
| 10 | Cut him out and slip him into the stocking so he peeps out of the top . |
| 11 | Then when he stops , get out the car and grab him by the neck then throw then I . |
| 12 | He was originally held in Safi Prison , where he developed diabetes in 1988 , but was then transferred to Marrakech where his family lives , and so could visit him regularly and provide him with the food necessary for his diabetic diet . |
| 13 | And kill him in the shell . |
| 14 | And kill him in the shell . ’ |
| 15 | At the churchyard stile the priest would meet him in ‘ reverential pomp ’ and conduct him into the Church to attend divine service . |
| 16 | His cheerful London accent seemed to bring her back down to earth , and she hurried to unlock the bolts and let him into the hallway . |
| 17 | ‘ I have work to attend to , Master Corbett The inn-keeper 's body has been coffined and has now to be churched before the villagers become too drunk and dump him in the pond . ’ |
| 18 | They 've had him from the Wednesday , was it the Wed er , no from the Saturday to the Wednesday cos she was working and they took him on to seaside somewhere and when come home , he 's having stitches in his head where he 'd fell , he hit it on the stone or summat and I said oh did he enjoy it apart from that , she said he was a swine last night , he was screaming and hitting me and she called her husband down from work , she could n't control him , said she should of smacked his arse and put him in the cot . |
| 19 | He would have been able to tell Gould about the wealth of unusual birds around Adelaide , and persuade him of the necessity of collecting in the area . |
| 20 | You close the door , take off your glasses because your vision is so distorted , and kick him in the head ; far too softly , then still not hard enough , as he scrabbles round on the floor , one hand at his crotch and the other at his head , making a spitting , wheezing noise . |
| 21 | ‘ Then I thought we 'd set up the nice Mr Sorley and his mobile Fax van and photograph him in the act of reading other people 's mail . ’ |
| 22 | He requests that I accompany him and pipe him into the restaurant . |
| 23 | We could dispense some justice and hang him from the bowsprit to save the courts the trouble . |
| 24 | Oh ! if you do n't get Nutty soon I 'll gouge his eyes out with a swizzle stick , cut off his conjugals , marinate him in oil and vinegar and barbecue him in the forum . |
| 25 | Will the Minister take time in the next week , as a matter of urgency , to meet the Israeli ambassador and tell him about the feeling in the country generally that the Israeli Government are literally getting away with murder ? |
| 26 | Sometimes he 's so determined he 's not going to go that we have to forcibly put him out of the door and get him into the car and get him there somehow . |
| 27 | Then awaken him gently and present him with the bill . |
| 28 | They would also mingle with unwary humans for spite , selling jewellery and magic cloth at the village fete — when the purchaser leant to pick up the item , the fee would twist his arm and fling him to the ground . |
| 29 | Permanent support from the group : from the outset , the franchisee receives the backing of the company 's teams who contribute their professional skills and know-how , in order to monitor the franchisee 's progress and advise him on the day to day management of the restaurants . |
| 30 | A few people come up to C and congratulate him on the gig , but as he watches the dancefloor ( the three Clockwork Orange clones are getting down ) , he looks vaguely perplexed . |