Example sentences of "him [conj] [vb past] [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whoever had killed Don Roberto had known him or had a first-rate introduction because there were no signs of violence other than the knife wound and Don Roberto had given his staff time off . |
| 2 | He looked solid , not just physically but mentally , with an air about him that denoted an inner strength . |
| 3 | He decided to consult Mr Dixon , his English teacher , who was also his counsellor and , therefore , knew more about him than did the other teachers . |
| 4 | Unlike his rabbinic forebears who were not allowed ‘ to use the Torah as an axe , ’ to earn their keep from its knowledge and application , this was a métier which both claimed him and offered a fulfilling vocation . |
| 5 | He determined the framework and the broad outline , brought 10 specialists with him and acquired a small bureau operation Howden did not want any more . |
| 6 | Luke came into the hall , his hands pushed into the pockets of his trousers , his bow tie hanging loose around his neck , seemingly relaxed , but she could sense the leashed tension in him and forced a shaky smile , wanting to avoid a confrontation just yet . |
| 7 | Paul drove ; Agnes sat next to him and absorbed the incessant movement of traffic , the blinking of the lights , the pointless agitation of a metropolitan night . |
| 8 | She sat down beside him and laid a velvety hand over his . |
| 9 | With a frown he pulled a file towards him and buzzed the outer office . |
| 10 | ‘ That was a dream move for him and meant a big transformation for a lad of his age to suddenly be pitched in with the stars at Liverpool , ’ said England Under-21 boss Lawrie McMenemy . |
| 11 | In 1799 he invented an electrometer named after him and produced a simplified version of his plate electrical machine , which became the most popular type in England . |
| 12 | If somebody was interviewed by him and had a bad time , I can tell you I had a bad time , well to me it was a bad time , when I with him and he saw he spoke with me . |
| 13 | I was wondering how far I should trust him and had an uncomfortable impression that he knew what I was thinking . |
| 14 | Robyn stared after him and heaved a furious sigh . |
| 15 | Ian Snodin — We nver saw the best of him and got a good price . |
| 16 | I looked past him and saw the old motor bike , which he parked in our front garden . |
| 17 | She frowned at him and made a silent gesture towards Meg . |
| 18 | Donald stood just behind him , that place where you ca n't see someone unless you actually turn round , that place where it feels as if someone 's going to sink a pickaxe into the soft part of your skull , Donald stood behind him and took a deep breath , as if he was about to dive under a wave , and said , ‘ Those are my beans . ’ |
| 19 | He kicked the tin away from him and took a snap shot . |
| 20 | Robyn looked at him and mustered a determined defiance . |
| 21 | Harris plucked a bugle from the seat beside him and sounded a blaring note of warning . |
| 22 | Though momentarily disoriented and deafened by the blast , Grant still felt the floor shake under him and heard the ominous rumble which told him what he dreaded to know . |
| 23 | Helen took the bill from him and indicated a decimal point . |
| 24 | Mum went over to him and delivered a hard slap then ordered him off to bed . |
| 25 | In his vision God appeared before him and delivered the old promises made to Abraham and Isaac . |
| 26 | At the end of the dance Maggie thanked him and beat a hasty retreat back to Natasha . |
| 27 | Clarac looked at him and gave a slight bow , understanding that he would be allowed nothing today . |
| 28 | Wolfgang fell into the trap and signed the document , whereupon Constanze dramatically tore it up , saying that she trusted him and needed no written assurance of his intentions . |
| 29 | When he got back to the car Ivy took it away from him and opened the other end . |
| 30 | As Hess approached the plane , Karlheinz trained the movie camera on him and turned the little switch . |