Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] and [v-ing] him " in BNC.
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1 | Mueller is the oldest , the most successful and probably the best known of all currently active downhillers , so the sight of him volunteering to do the donkey work in a one-horse FIS race was enough to humble me into removing my skis and following him , along with 138 other racers ! |
2 | ‘ People barely had enough food to live on , but thought nothing of bringing him into their homes and feeding him and giving him somewhere to sleep . |
3 | ‘ Style , ’ she replied , throwing her long fair hair over her shoulders and flashing him the toothpaste smile again . |
4 | Still — the cushions underneath him were definitely softer than wood , the wine in the wooden cup beside him was much tastier than sap , and there could be absolutely no comparison between a squirrel and the girl sitting before him , clasping her knees and watching him thoughtfully , unless mention was made of certain hints of furriness . |
5 | As his palm cupped their heaviness , almost possessively , squeezing , caressing , make her blood leap , Lisa was suddenly overcome by a longing so intense that she had to restrain herself from falling on her knees and begging him to make love to her right there on the beach . |
6 | She felt like jumping to her feet and asking him to leave instantly . |
7 | ‘ Well … we 're hardly strangers any more , are we ? ’ she demanded , thrusting her hands into her pockets and eyeing him with a trace of annoyance . |
8 | His mother is there immediately , scooping up her son into her arms and checking him over . |
9 | The second hit him in the right shoulder , the impact lifting him off his feet and sending him toppling towards the head of the stairs . |
10 | ‘ Alan 's tackle on Emyr Lewis at the start of the game , lifting him off his feet and sending him crashing down , was just what we needed to lift us ’ said Ruddock . |
11 | The door shot open , knocking Bill from his feet and sending him sprawling across the sidewalk . |
12 | Dad was flaring his nostrils and giving him a wild stare . |
13 | In the unhappy event that the Proof proceeded and the Court or jury found for the pursuer , appeal against the decision requires to be taken within twenty-one days of the final Interlocutor , being that awarding the pursuer his damages and finding him entitled to expenses . |
14 | By evading him earlier that morning she 'd played into his hands , at the same time both increasing his suspicions and giving him the best part of the day to allay them . |
15 | The street was wider there and Owen 's men found it easy to slip round the Sheikh separating him from his followers and surrounding him . |