Example sentences of "[vb past] him [prep] my " in BNC.

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1 I fixed him with my most formidable stare .
2 We did not let him go upstairs , but one day Tabby found him on my bed .
3 I 'll come up there immediately and beat him with my stick . ’
4 ‘ Think he would give me one if I mentioned him in my article ? ’
5 I consoled him at my breast when he wept .
6 Lunching with Lord Dynevor , I told him of my settled feeling that I am playing in the final of the FA Cup , that there are three minutes to go and that my team is 0-4 down .
7 I asked him from which part of that county he came and when he said Preston , I told him of my own connections and was amazed to find that his parents had kept the shop in St. Paul 's Road where I had gone to buy sweets in 1920 .
8 I also told him of my affection for you and that I could n't injure you by marrying you without love .
9 I told him of my past life in the village , and my expectations .
10 I told him of my discovery .
11 ‘ We 're in the same business , ’ I said , and told him about my Mickey Mouse job .
12 I told him about my robbery .
13 I told him about my sister who now had no legs .
14 I told him about my uncle after we 'd been together for six months and , though he was outraged , I persuaded him not to confront Joe or tell anyone .
15 I told him about my Knights — without revealing their identities — and he agreed that a lot can be achieved with the mind , that attitude is everything , and that life 's ‘ hard knocks ’ shape your character .
16 I told him about my visit to Mahoney 's apartment .
17 I told him about my family and where they came from , then told him about my father .
18 I told him about my family and where they came from , then told him about my father .
19 I told him about my father 's arrest ; about the doctor ; about life in Fontanellato ; about the mercato nero ; about the Allies being stuck between Rome and Naples ; about the bombing of the cities , especially Genoa .
20 Like poor Lanyon when I told him about my new ideas .
21 " I gave him the idea , " Timothy said , " when I told him about my dad .
22 That was why when I told him about my LCC-subsidized visit to Paris , he insisted that I should pay calls on friends of his like Paul Valéry , Jacques Maritain and Charles du Bos ; and he set about providing me with letters of introduction .
23 This afternoon I confronted him with my suspicions , and he admitted everything .
24 ‘ I begged him on my knees not to do it , but he was besotted with her .
25 I thanked him in my head for so thoroughly putting paid to the past , at least for the moment .
26 I called him into my office , handed my memo to him and immodestly said , ‘ Here 's a great idea for Saturday afternoons .
27 ‘ One of them started crying yesterday , when I hit him with my stick .
28 " Would you believe it , boy , " he whispered softly , " I hit him with my second . "
29 ‘ We had a massive fight — I hit him with my handbag and he hit me with his .
30 Yes , I loved him , but I loved him in my Masai self .
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