Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] [verb] him " in BNC.
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| 31 | I opened my eyes and gave him a puzzled look . |
| 32 | After all , she was all right to flirt with at parties and escort him occasionally . |
| 33 | It was alleged by his widow that Thomas Flete , as agent of Clemens , ‘ … him feloniously slew and murdered and clove his head in four parties and gave him ten deadly wounds in his body and when he was dead they cut off one of his legs and one of his arms and his head from his body to make him sure ’ . |
| 34 | For friendship 's sake , Maud tried to keep off political subjects and urged him to stick to his poems and visions . |
| 35 | Most of the brothers were all too well aware of him , but in his absence relaxed , gave thanks and forgot him ; and the novices and schoolboys evaded being in his proximity at all , so far as was possible . |
| 36 | I declined with thanks and waved him on : I had only two more miles to walk to Shiel Bridge and could n't get any wetter and did n't want to repay his kindness by spraying water all over his car . |
| 37 | A crowd of eager customers would be awaiting his arrival outside the shops and attack him for the particular colour , size or style of dress they had been waiting for . |
| 38 | Suddenly , one of his recordings sounds just like one of his stupendous live performances and shows him for what he really is : one of the all-time great conductors . |
| 39 | The Trees reached down to Balor with their branches and spread him flat on the ground , unlashing the ground roots that had held him , replacing them with the strong , clutching roots of two of the largest Oaks . |
| 40 | Josh Gifford wheeled Honey End round , took him back a few paces and put him at the fence a second time . |
| 41 | He stood , resenting the fate that had forced him to declaim , while they shook their spears and cheered him . |
| 42 | Twice , when Meredith ordered ‘ Two steps stage left ’ and Geoffrey moved to the right , Meredith came bounding down the centre aisle shouting ‘ Left , left , ducky ’ and leapt onto the apron to seize him by the shoulders and shove him into place . |
| 43 | ‘ Style , ’ she replied , throwing her long fair hair over her shoulders and flashing him the toothpaste smile again . |
| 44 | Alan wrapped one of his cot blankets round his shoulders and took him to the kitchen to make a drink . |
| 45 | She came a step closer , rested her hands lightly on his shoulders and kissed him full on the mouth . |
| 46 | She laid her hands on Peter 's shoulders and kissed him on the cheek . |
| 47 | She put her arm round his shoulders and hustled him out and upstairs before he recovered himself . |
| 48 | I took his shoulders and made him look at me . |
| 49 | The choice of McLeish as captain will , Roxburgh believes , remove an unwanted , additional pressure from McStay 's shoulders and let him be the midfield schemer who orchestrates the emphatic victory essential to Scotland 's progress . |
| 50 | Kathleen put her arm round the man 's shoulders and led him in . |
| 51 | The father put both hands on his son 's shoulders and pushed him a step or two towards Lucier . |
| 52 | He was very nearly as tall as her , but she put an arm under his shoulders and supported him to the untidy room which served as the stable office , calling to one of the stable girls to take over the class . |
| 53 | His Mum took him by the shoulders and turned him to face her . |
| 54 | Trung grabbed him by the shoulders and turned him bodily in the direction of the village . |
| 55 | Absolutely , ’ he said , hooking an arm around the man 's shoulders and leading him from the porch . |
| 56 | Lucie slipped the scarlet waistcoat off Gabriel 's shoulders and skinned him of the white silk shirt . |
| 57 | I shrugged my shoulders and answered him in Spanish . |
| 58 | She seized his shoulders and shook him , hard . |
| 59 | The nurse and the doctor left the room together for a moment and she grabbed him by the shoulders and shook him desperately , with an air-lock in her throat as though she were in a temper . |
| 60 | One distinguished scientist was so indignantly incredulous that he seized Galambos by the shoulders and shook him while complaining that we could not possibly mean such an outrageous suggestion . |