Example sentences of "[pron] to him [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had n't he understood that she had given herself to him for the only reason that made any sense to her . |
| 2 | He was in the restaurant kitchen late one night before closing up , knocking back the remains of four glasses of liqueur from a dirty table , when his head suddenly cleared and he heard some lines from the past in a devastating playback in his head : ‘ You 're better off without me ’ — Bella 's voice , coolly justifying herself to him on the telephone . |
| 3 | It had meant nothing to him at the time , but now … |
| 4 | When Pc Black had found him in the toilets he said he had temporarily removed his glasses to wipe them , and that a friend who was there had brought them to him at the police station . |
| 5 | It was sent by a sad Manc git using my Id cos he 's too scared to use his own — if anyone wishes to reply to his infantile shite they can send them to him at the following address … |
| 6 | God will call her to Him on the Day of judgment , asking ‘ Where is the daughter who had pity on her earthly father , the filthy drunkard , and was undismayed by his beastliness ? ’ |
| 7 | Certainly , it was these qualities that drew her to him in the first place , but now … these were not the true reasons why she stayed with him . |
| 8 | Was n't that what had attracted her to him in the first place ? |
| 9 | He put an arm round her and hugged her to him in the familiar , easy fashion she was used to . |
| 10 | It was those very firebrand qualities of ruthless daring , initiative and enterprise which had drawn her to him in the first place . |
| 11 | Taking his curtain calls after a successful speech , he drew her to him by the hand and entwined his arms with hers until she gently shook him off , whereupon he enjoyed his triumph for a while manfully alone , until he again resorted to his wife Glenys , going to fetch her , leading her again by the hand , and holding her by the waist . |
| 12 | He was using her to advance himself somehow , for the sake of his family , and he intended to bind her to him before the party , so that he could demand her total loyalty . |
| 13 | How , then , could the government explain why he came to be in possession of a genuine birth certificate for a non-existent person without embarrassing the CIA , which had given it to him in the first place ? |
| 14 | He did n't remember being given that form ; they had probably not even given it to him in the first place . |
| 15 | Perhaps , because I had really addressed myself to him for the first time , he thought we were in accord . |
| 16 | They had n't said anything to him at the depot ; they had n't told him anything about not getting unemployment money . |
| 17 | Should I say anything to him about the way I feel , or are my friends right and should I try to forget about him ? |