Example sentences of "[conj] [v-ing] him [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had never , before , seriously thought that she would get beyond the occasional sisterly peck on the cheek , or allowing him the privilege of listening to her troubles . |
| 2 | Instead of throwing a ball for him — a game he loved — or giving him a stick to carry in his mouth — the next best thing — Angela shrank back , as she did n't understand him and wanted to be rid of him . |
| 3 | Worse than calling him a Jew , |
| 4 | This , and the free labour conflict conducted by the Shipping Federation , troubled him less , however , than the Federation 's malicious attempts to destroy his credibility and that of the union by maligning his character and labelling him a criminal . |
| 5 | ‘ Style , ’ she replied , throwing her long fair hair over her shoulders and flashing him the toothpaste smile again . |
| 6 | Throughout their married life she was a tremendous support , managing their everyday affairs , helping to organise his exhibitions on both sides of the Atlantic and allowing him the freedom — one might say the luxury — to paint without interruption . |
| 7 | It was right up to his mouth when Lamarr Dean nudged him , reaching out and pushing him a little , and the mescal spilled over the Apache 's chin and down the front of his vest . |
| 8 | She looked across at him as if giving him a final appraisal and checking for further clues in his face , in his clothes . |
| 9 | Meanwhile Yanek , up on the mountain , was no nearer remembering what the sun-god had told him , because the little goblin kept pestering and distracting him every minute of the time , turning somersaults , sliding down the waterfall , buzzing and chattering . |
| 10 | She bounced to the mirror to powder and tweak for a moment , catching Conroy 's eye and giving him a wink . |
| 11 | After the scourging the soldiers mocked Jesus by dressing him up in purple , the royal colour , and giving him a crown of thorns and a reed for a sceptre . |
| 12 | Something at the back of his mind was pushing its way to the front and giving him a curious grey feeling . |
| 13 | Thanking Donal for his kindness , and giving him a friendly hug , she dutifully took the road he indicated — and then Ellie , being Ellie , decided would n't it be nice just to have a peek at the Wicklow mountains ? |
| 14 | Dad was flaring his nostrils and giving him a wild stare . |
| 15 | She stopped in front of him , leaning forward confidentially and giving him the full benefit of the satin décolletage . |
| 16 | By evading him earlier that morning she 'd played into his hands , at the same time both increasing his suspicions and giving him the best part of the day to allay them . |
| 17 | He just kept on giving everything to Lennie and giving him the love he needed . |
| 18 | Witnessing a helicopter ditch in the Irish Sea , Eddie Whittle helped save the pilot 's life by pinpointing the position and dropping him the dinghy out of his 172 . |
| 19 | Yet all turned out for the best : on 20 July 1836 , Daniel Jones returned Benjamin his indenture , only too pleased to inscribe on the back of it the fact that he had appreciated the boy 's seven years with him , and making him a generous gift of five pounds in the process . |
| 20 | My reason is that George spent a few minutes with Lennie , comforting and making him a happy man by reminding him of his dreams , before sending him off to find his final dream in heaven . |
| 21 | That had been the highspot of the last week , sitting in his office , entertaining Basil , and showing him the problems that confronted him . |
| 22 | There was nothing short of taking the chap by the scruff of his neck and showing him the street that would have done the trick . |
| 23 | This began to make her feel less afraid about agreeing to marry him , and telling him the truth about herself . |
| 24 | He was only placated by the ale wife placing a frothing tankard in front of him and throwing him the most longing and sly of glances , as if he was Paris and she Helen of Troy . |
| 25 | Louis and his great men deliberated , and decided : at the summer assembly in July , the Ordinatio Imperii accommodated Lothar 's ambitions by giving him the title of co-emperor forthwith and promising him the whole of Francia on his father 's demise . |
| 26 | Jesus taught that discipleship was a journey and following him a narrow path ( Mk. 8.34 ) . |
| 27 | This was a feeling he sometimes had , when he pictured his friends as ‘ stationed ’ , like auspicious stars , close to him , protecting him , and offering him the privilege and pleasure of performing , in their respect , good deeds . |
| 28 | Apart from indicating the couch and offering him the wine she had done no more than sit watching him , occasionally rubbing a deep scratch on her arm . |
| 29 | It was Wyvis Hall once more , his house , but bringing him no pleasure , no deep , excited , almost sick joy . |
| 30 | I wanted as far as possible to forearm the boy at the beginning of adolescence — not ramming a weapon into his hand willy-nilly , but showing him the size and shape of it and where it lies in such a way that he would take it up without realizing he was doing so and find himself using it when he needed to . |