Example sentences of "[verb] him on his [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 You 'd see a drunk , and if he was n't incapable , send him on his way .
2 Then we 'll give him another feast and send him on his way . ’
3 The only clues in the biographical sources which may give some positive result relative to the death date of Fahreddin Acemi arise from the statement in Taskopruzade 's article on him that Molla Ali Tins , visited him on his death-bed and heard his last wishes .
4 For a minute or two all conversation was silenced while Kalchu bounced him on his lap and muttered softly through his screaming .
5 Sooner than he had expected , Harry found himself back in Swindon Central Library , this time perusing the national newspapers for 2 June 1987 in the hope of gleaning from them some clue as to what had eluded him on his visit to Tyler 's Hard .
6 If er something comes in , they can attack him on his back do you see .
7 Sub-Prior Richard , a kindly soul even to those for whom he had no particular liking , grew anxious , and went to look for the stray , and found him on his bed in the dortoir , pallid and shivering , pleading sickness and looking pinched , grey and cold .
8 Jacob now only vaguely remembered childhood days when his grandfather had loved bouncing him on his knee until the boy 's tiny yarmulkah almost slid down over his eyes , while chanting ‘ Yankeleh , Yankeleh , geb tzu zein zeide a bonkeleh . ’
9 I mean I 've known wives er having bicycles ready in the , in the corridors of the house , where all the man had to do was to get his trousers on , if he was asleep in bed , she would come and open the front door , put him on his bike and away he went .
10 He had met him on his way to the stables , and they stood in a yard which was busy with blacksmiths and farriers .
11 And gradually it came clear to him that every job the mate had given him had been carefully chosen to help him on his way to the bridge .
12 Gilmour Thom , 51 , an institutional salesman with Bell Lawrie White , told the court that after Mackie had briefed him on his meeting with Mr Runciman , he had sold about 1.5 million Shanks & McEwan shares at prices ranging from 305p to 318p .
13 In man also there seems to be a similar principle to guide him on his journey .
14 Rogers found Killion and congratulated him on his work .
15 We thanked the boy , congratulated him on his English , walked back to the car .
16 I congratulated him on his home .
17 When the Secretary of State made the equivalent announcement a year ago , I congratulated him on his promotion to the Cabinet .
18 He loved being watched by Bathsheba , and felt warm with pride when she congratulated him on his speed .
19 Enough — in theory at least — to put him on his back .
20 Henry knew nothing about the new papal anathemas of which Anselm was the bearer , and he immediately required him first to renew the homage which he had done to Rufus , and then to consecrate his chancellor William Giffard to the bishopric of Winchester , with which he had invested him on his coronation day .
21 I said ‘ good night ’ and kissed him on his cheek but he did n't respond .
22 Typically he relishes the challenge now facing him on his return to All Ireland League combat .
23 They treated him like one of them , complimenting him on his astuteness , until he began to genuinely believe that it was he who had selected Node Check , that he was an expert on account trading before he 'd learned anything about the stock market in general .
24 He thinks this keeps him on his mettle , but it often leaves him at a loss for the right word .
25 He rapidly became one of the prince 's closest friends , accompanying him on his crusade of 1270–2 and appearing as one of his executors in the will which Edward made at Acre in June 1272 .
26 This meant he would be standing again this year when the delegates could judge him on his record .
27 Greeting him on his return from battle , she hands him over to his wife with palpable reluctance ; seeking to calm him before his confrontation with the people , she shackles him in an iron grip ; and , in the great plea with him not to sack Rome , she pinpoints the lines about him treading on his mother 's womb ‘ that brought thee to this world ’ .
28 In Tsarist Russia , icons were often placed in railway-station waiting-rooms and in Greece there were shrines at stations where the traveller could light candles to protect him on his journey .
29 If Paul had known what was to befall him on his way to Damascus , he would have taken another road .
30 ‘ A little thing could have set him on his way any time these past three years , and it would have had the same ending . ’
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