Example sentences of "him [subord] he [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I took notice of him 'cause he knew everything about football as well as boxing . |
| 2 | They prepared Cameron for his appearance in the High Court of Justiciary by one final interview , a dry recapitulation of what had been said before , with the slightest of hints that it would go well for him if he divulged something about the United Scotsmen , who evidently still preyed on their minds . |
| 3 | ‘ While you 're speaking to him , I suggest you ask him if he knows anyone in the building trade who would like to come out here to help you . |
| 4 | ‘ And I want to ask him if he did anything to my goose . ’ |
| 5 | Mum Lynn said at their home in Faversham , Kent : ‘ We have kidded him since he bought them for school camp that he has n't taken them off . |
| 6 | And she would have to leave whatever she was doing to sit in with him while he briefed her on what he intended to do , and why . |
| 7 | It 'll be up to him whether he throws me to the dogs and I finish up in a debtor 's prison , or whether he turns into a guardian angel complete with halo and big fat cheque . |
| 8 | They made respectful way for him as he led me through the village to a longhouse standing apart from the others . |
| 9 | Juliet stood staring at him as he made it to the kitchen chair . |
| 10 | Luke Calder sat down on the settee , pulling Fran down next to him as he favoured her with a smile that would have made a lesser woman fall in a grateful little heap at his feet . |
| 11 | When Luke moved her back towards one of the couches , she complied mindlessly , letting him pull her down with him and turning in towards him as he drew her across him , supporting her with one arm while his free hand curved round her , instinct or experience guiding him to the concealed zip of her simple dress . |
| 12 | To her surprise he took her arm , his hand under her elbow , forcing her to place her weight firmly on him as he helped her to her seat . |
| 13 | Helen and Edward now met frequently on the Common , and she visited her father 's grave with him as he tended it with wild flowers . |
| 14 | ‘ In that case , ’ Maggie said happily , snuggling against him as he put her in the car and came to sit beside her , ‘ I wo n't argue . ’ |
| 15 | He held out his hand and she gave it to him , watching him as he put it to his lips , her eyes fixed in an almost mesmerised stare . |
| 16 | ‘ Look — er — this is all … well , it 's all quite ridiculous , ’ she told him as he issued her into the apartment . |
| 17 | you ought to of asked him when he sold it to ai n't ya ? |
| 18 | Can be proved by describing the duty being performed , e.g. ‘ I said to John Brown ‘ You are being arrested for conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace ’ and was just about to hold his arm and caution him when he struck me in the face with his left fist etc . ’ |
| 19 | She is told that if she catches sight of him when he visits her in the darkness , he will leave her . |
| 20 | But oh , how much she loved him when he held her to his heart , and was gentle , like now . |