Example sentences of "him when [pers pn] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The crew of the boat on which he was travelling attacked and were about to kill him when he asked for a last favour — to play a tune . |
| 2 | He looked right whatever he wore , so handsome that girls stood up to catch a glimpse of him when he walked into a café . |
| 3 | He had one or two best pals after Bernard , but I never took to any of them ; and as he got older he never brought anybody with him when he came on a visit . |
| 4 | She stumbled after him the length of the church portico , bumping against him when he came to a sudden stop . |
| 5 | Shake yourself by the hand ! ’ my grandfather used to say to him when he went on a visit . |
| 6 | Police traced him when he posed as a buyer to ask for brochures and prices . |
| 7 | ‘ What you going to do with a degree in history ? ’ his mother asked him when he graduated with a first . |