Example sentences of "seen him [verb] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Ted had been a little belligerent at first but a couple of hints that Pascoe had seen him drinking in the Club earlier and an oblique reference to the breathalyser test had calmed him down and made him most co-operative .
2 ‘ If you got as far as Spargo 's you must have seen him go under the scaffolding . ’
3 They 'd have seen him walk toward the escalators as the car drew away , moving as if on some rudimentary automatic pilot .
4 Ymor had on several occasions seen him look around the room with an expression of deep satisfaction .
5 This was the first time I had seen him surf in the flesh , but for an entire month I had contemplated him pulling fearlessly into a vicious Pipeline tube when I should have been writing lectures .
6 Charlotte had seen him turn in the doorway to speak to Mrs Lane , whose placid smile indicated that she knew and welcomed him .
7 I 've seen him play over the years er Mick , you know he 's er typical of player , we 've had him watched a few times this year , er scouts him er at Aston Villa , said he had a magnificent game .
8 That moment when she had seen him standing on the jetty , a tall dark figure against the bright sun , would remain locked in her memory foever .
9 Now I 've seen him interfering with the smoke alarm now !
10 I 've seen him crying like a child over a dead baby he carried in .
11 As the 1976 national elections approached the Democrats were still smarting from the humiliations of 1972 when a badly divided party had nominated George McGovern and seen him overwhelmed by a landslide victory for Richard Nixon .
12 If only she had seen him come into the shop — but she always seemed to miss him .
13 Teacher never had a moment 's peace with him , and I could n't count the number of times I 've seen him waiting outside the headmaster 's study .
14 Dick 's career has seen him playing against the country 's best , even though he always remained a village player at heart .
15 There were lines now from nose to mouth ; the lips were stern ; she had seen him take in the room , who was there , with whom , with one cold appraising glance as he entered .
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