Example sentences of "[vb base] him [prep] my " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thankfully , he has seen this simple act as one of friendship rather than for what it really is — I am afraid of him and I want him on my side . |
| 2 | ‘ But I want him on my terms . ’ |
| 3 | But as I read on about the growing disharmony between Mrs. Proudie and Mr. Slope , Trollope rose in my estimation and count him among my favourite authors . |
| 4 | Oh and I happened to be standing in the back kitchen you know and I got hold of this saucepan and I picked my little brother up and put him under my arm in case he got hurt and I oh I belted my father from his head to his feet with the saucepan . |
| 5 | ‘ Put him in my office . |
| 6 | I knew that I had to protect myself from another pounding — if I let him into my heart I would be done for . |
| 7 | ‘ Nor will I have you worry him behind my back . |
| 8 | It was tempting to march him home and face him with my sewing machine and its 10-point threader . |
| 9 | When I eventually find him , I tell him of my difficulty , and he sympathises . |
| 10 | ‘ I trust him with my life . ’ |
| 11 | Deliver him into my hands now and I swear , as I hope for salvation , that you will never have cause to regret it . |
| 12 | But I still prefer him in my side than playing against me . |
| 13 | After all , he refuses to mix with boys of his own age , and rarely leaves this house except when I take him on my rounds . ’ |
| 14 | I take him in my arms and hold him . |
| 15 | I 'd as lief have him on my side as against me . ’ |
| 16 | But now I have him in my corner it has turned my career around . |
| 17 | Now I have him in my corner and it has turned my career around . |