Example sentences of "[vb past] him [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | John Allen became the most well-informed person in the country about what was going on , for the new Minister of the Arts , Jenny Lee , invited him to survey drama in schools and colleges . |
| 2 | His deep love of music moved him to take lessons with Dr Hiles , ( later Professor of Harmony and Composition at the Royal Northern College of Music ) and the young Tiller showed an early flair by winning prizes for harmony while studying under him . |
| 3 | The crook was given a reference but ran out of luck when his new bosses caught him fiddling £60 million . |
| 4 | In August of 1157 Barbarossa invaded Poland to resolve troublesome territorial arguments ; and the following month found him holding court at Besançon , one of the imperial centres established by his predecessor Charlemagne . |
| 5 | Nineteen year old Joseph from South London said he 'd been acting in self defence , and he was cleared of murdering Bob who 'd challenging him with a hammer when he found him slashing car tyres . |
| 6 | And he was cleared of murdering Bob who 'd challenged him with a hammer when he found him slashing car tyres . |
| 7 | That afternoon , when she found him giving Huw Pritchard a boxing-lesson , she caught a glimpse of the old Connor — the man she loved , the man she had married . |
| 8 | Perdita , not in the best mood after a cold shower , found him having breakfast . |
| 9 | I said I 'd remember that if ever I found him dangling upside down by one toe from a ski-lift cable . |
| 10 | We first found him sitting bolt upright , dressed immaculately in a white safari-suit , eating gado-gado — a delicious local vegetable dish with a spicy peanut sauce — at one of the tiny mobile eateries near the market . |
| 11 | ‘ I helped him to give parties . |
| 12 | He went to Gouesnou during a recent visit to meet friends who helped him to evade capture for a time . |
| 13 | His funeral took place during the First Test at Trent Bridge , with South Africa the tourists : play was halted as a tribute to the man whose valet helped him to contrive county cricket 's most amazing victory . |
| 14 | All right , so she was an adequate fixer , she helped him cut corners , smoothed out the rougher edges of his life . |
| 15 | For instance , his winged sandals helped him to steal cows belonging to APOLLO , and his wit ensured the stock walked backwards so that no trace of their movements could be found . |
| 16 | It was knowing that surgery could work miracles that helped him overcome fears about the daunting operation . |
| 17 | He attended schools in Bishop Auckland , Gainford , and Glasgow , after which his family connections helped him to gain entry to the music-hall , as a ‘ boy ’ comedian . |
| 18 | And she got Palantype equipment in the Commons , which helped him follow proceedings . |
| 19 | I am told that Honest John has taken to phoning up editors of the papers that helped him regain power to plead with them not to be so beastly . |
| 20 | The driver 's quick action helped him escape injury when Ian Hooker 's black Ford Escort car crashed into him in Marton Road , Middlesbrough . |
| 21 | Richard Hollins Murray patented the glass lens in 1923 and the profits he made helped him to buy Dinmore Manor four years later . |
| 22 | He told me he sometimes hated his face , hated his body because of the ease with which they helped him to dominate others . |
| 23 | In 410 Athens under Theramenes helped him to capture Pydna ( p. 175 ) ; and for his part Archelaos allowed Athens to export timber and oars from his kingdom ( ML 91 ) . |
| 24 | Twice the director stopped him to urge restraint , but television was too new a trick for this old sea-dog and he rampaged on , regardless . |
| 25 | Hands in pockets , Lennon sauntered through the plaza , pausing only to disable any artificial lifeforms that approached him asking questions . |
| 26 | During his 10 years as chairman of the Advertising Standards Authority the industry never approached him to change policies or attitudes . |
| 27 | It would be the same answer she gave him when she forbade him to chastise Ellie on account of her newly-styled hair . |
| 28 | ‘ I told him to wear plastic but he said he could n't feel it ’ is reinforced by the line , ‘ ask them if they paid their child support last week ’ . |
| 29 | Irina had been brisk when she called with the news and told him to telephone Rakovsky at his hotel . |
| 30 | The magistrate consulted the King who told him to allow Richard Baxter to die at home . |