Example sentences of "[vb infin] him [adv] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | He would be certain , positive , that he was about to walk Into a tree , or a post or sign he had n't noticed ; even that somebody had been watching from behind a tree and was about to leap out and punch him hard on the nose . |
| 2 | He says the lap-type seatbelt did n't restrain him properly on impact . |
| 3 | ‘ They should judge him purely on his ability as a player and what they are actually saying is that their man-management techniques are n't up to scratch . |
| 4 | She stood up and raised her hand , but before she could slap him roundly on his face she felt her wrist caught in a vice-like grip . |
| 5 | When my hon. Friend meets the chairman of the East Cumbria authority , will he congratulate him warmly on the fact that having , since 1982-83 , secured a budget increase , after inflation , of almost 15 per cent . |
| 6 | Interest to see how he plays David Lawrence when he gets his he 'll be , he can just slash him away on the off side . |
| 7 | ‘ And no matter what people on the outside might have felt the selectors could not pick him purely on his form for Somerset . ’ |
| 8 | That was not unusual on the Monday after a tournament , so I decided to drive to his house in Clapham in the hope that I might intercept him either on the way in from a long lunch or on the way out for a pre-prandial drink . |