Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] him on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I looked around for Kalchu and eventually found him on the far side of the fire talking to a group of men , some of whom I recognized as being from Chaura and from Chhuma . |
| 2 | Charlie laughed , and gently cuffed him on the head . |
| 3 | On the first landing he stopped and stole a glance down the Nightingale Gallery , so engrossed he jumped when Allingham suddenly touched him on the shoulder . |
| 4 | This time there was no knife , they just got him on the floor and it was just a fist which had come down on the man 's face again and again . |
| 5 | He trusted him on India , but also used him on the most sensitive domestic issues . |
| 6 | He overtook Paul and suddenly , affectionately touched him on the shoulder . |
| 7 | He also visited another important garden in the area , Meerburg , where the gardener kindly instructed him on the cultivation of pineapples — his employer , M. de la Court , was among the first to grow this fruit successfully in Europe . |
| 8 | I tucked a ten-dollar bill into the pocket of his jacket , while he tried to wave my arm away , then clapped him on the shoulder . |
| 9 | He describes it as being initiated by the Burgundian king 's brother , Godegisel , who made secret overtures to Clovis , persuaded him to invade Burgundy , and then joined him on the battlefield . |
| 10 | She smiled as she leaned over then kissed him on the cheek . |