Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] him on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Father Devlin clapped him on the shoulder with a large heavy hand . |
| 2 | Devlin clapped him on the shoulder . |
| 3 | David Beaton clapped him on the shoulder . |
| 4 | Maisie pecked him on the cheek . |
| 5 | David clapped him on the shoulder and simply said : |
| 6 | Smith has been dismissed as ‘ presence of mind Smith ’ from his alleged remark on returning without his companion from a disastrous outing on the river : ‘ If I had not with great presence of mind hit him on the head with a boathook both would have been drowned , ’ but the story comes from Reminiscences of Oxford ( 1st edn. 1900 ) by William Tuckwell , who in his second edition ( 1907 ) consigned it to oblivion ; moreover , there was no charge of murder . |
| 7 | Laura passed Rex the gun and Rex bopped him on the head with it . |
| 8 | The squire who carried the news to the king at Berkhamsted reached him on the evening of June 24th . |
| 9 | One of Nogai 's brothers slapped him on the shoulder , but Burun shouted , ‘ Which target were you aiming at , Nogai ? ’ |
| 10 | He jumped as Heg tapped him on the shoulder . |
| 11 | He looked so downcast that even Angalo patted him on the shoulder . |
| 12 | ‘ Perhaps Nigel killed him on the Saturday night . ’ |
| 13 | On his journey , fearful and probably suffering from reactionary depression , he slept a night under a broom bush , where he dreamed that an angel touched him on the shoulder and bade him rise and eat . |
| 14 | Her arm caught in the mesh and her fist hit him on the side of the head . |
| 15 | Again , Brian Harley hit a less-than-perfect drive , but his two-iron across the angle of the dogleg put him on the front edge of the green . |
| 16 | The only mishap was that in forcing himself through the gap , he nudged the twig and the falling window struck him on the head . |
| 17 | ‘ Not before time , ’ Stevie remarked , as Patrick joined him on the 17th tee . |
| 18 | Winnie pecked him on the cheek . |
| 19 | But Gareth Williams beat him on the second . |
| 20 | When Dr Henry approached him , Dr Williams hit him on the side of the head and sent his glasses flying . |
| 21 | Connor slapped him on the back . |
| 22 | These two seemed friendly enough , but their questions about Sweetheart put him on the defensive . |
| 23 | Both safely negotiated the treacherous short 15th hole and Faldo 's putter rescued him on the 18th green . |
| 24 | Malik clapped him on the back . |
| 25 | My wife my wife heard him on the radio on Saturday morning she said who 's this why does he keep saying motor car , motor car |
| 26 | Mr. Gilbert hit him on the head several times with the bottle and they were both kicked . |
| 27 | When Gorelli turned his face up to the balcony , Jed hit him on the shoulder with the gun . |
| 28 | As the gunman jack-knifed , Trent hit him on the point of the jaw . |
| 29 | The next morning found him on the practice fields as soon as the sun was up , battering his post as though it were a mortal enemy . |
| 30 | He was seen twice near the village of Langley Park on Saturday night , and yesterday a woman noticed him on the busy A167 dual carriageway on the outskirts of Durham City about 10 miles from Lanchester . |