Example sentences of "[vb past] him [vb infin] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | He wished he had n't spotted it as it made him think of this morning and going round the house in Hill View Road , and the idea his Mum and Dad had about moving . |
| 2 | He remembered old dad VATman up at Hoomey 's sitting by the fire and how he had wanted to go there , and that made him think of a good name : Lucky Fireside … no , Firelight , Lucky Firelight . |
| 3 | But he looked up all the same and saw the bike pass by , the rider wearing an unfamiliar black helmet and black leathers , the motorbike low-slung , bulging , making a noise that made him think of someone beating cream in a bowl with a wooden spoon . |
| 4 | It made him think of death . ’ |
| 5 | It made him think of fire and darkness , of untapped potency . |
| 6 | The Frenchman 's dark aquiline features and unsmiling silences made him think of history-book pictures he 'd seen of the warrior heroes of ancient Greece and Rome , and the dismay he had felt at first when their car had struck the Annamese villager had increased his sense of awe . |
| 7 | She and Shildon had never had occasion to work together so what made him think of her ? |
| 8 | ‘ Knowing him , I expect he wanted to get rid of anything that made him think of the separation from his family , ’ she said sympathetically . |
| 9 | The poignant melody made him think of soft feminine sighs , warm arms and whispered words of love in the dark of night . |
| 10 | If it had been later in the season , and the roses in full bloom , he might have missed the portal altogether , but there was just the one unopened bud on the bare branches , of a delicate peach shade with hints of rose which made him think of a girl 's skin . |
| 11 | In 1474 William lord Hastings was made steward of Tutbury , Castle Donington ( Leics. ) and the Peak by Edward IV ; but it was Gloucester who , by his own letters patent , made him steward of Ollerton ( Notts . ) . |
| 12 | In 1474 William lord Hastings was made steward of Tutbury , Castle Donington ( Leics. ) and the Peak by Edward IV ; but it was Gloucester who , by his own letters patent , made him steward of Ollerton ( Notts . ) . |