Example sentences of "[pers pn] and [verb] him [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They must have drunk deeply because the very next week in her column Beatrice introduces her readers to a ‘ charming book of Breton verse by Max Jacob ’ , translates a poem of his and describes him as ‘ one of the few classical critics in the world ’ . |
| 2 | Isobel stared at him , then laughed , drew her arm through his and pulled him towards the door . |
| 3 | Yet again , looking at this urbane relaxed figure seated opposite me and comparing him with the romantic figures of Spender and others or with the scruffy Auden , I found it difficult to believe that he was a poet and not rather some worldly and successful company director . |
| 4 | ‘ Andrew had his defences down as Waterworth came across in front of me and hit him in the mouth and knocked his head on the floor . |
| 5 | His mother came in , fell on her knees in front of him and pressed him to her ; She was gasping and shuddering . |
| 6 | There was a fine line to walk between protecting him and urging him to self-reliance . |
| 7 | MacIver denies assaulting and abducting a 46-year-old Ross-shire man , Donald Beaton , while acting with others , by hooding , binding and threatening to shoot him and robbing him of his load of spirits , tobacco and foodstuffs . |
| 8 | I realise you were desperate to protect him and keep him from harm . |
| 9 | Albert Tailors , in the shape of old Mr Albert himself , took one look at him and channelled him to the Teens Room , which was festooned with guitars and pictures of pop singers . |
| 10 | Even as he hacked his way free more tentacles looped around him and dragged him into the filth . |
| 11 | I would hope that you would see beyond that , and issues like it , the primary claims of Christ in his Church , to love him and to promote him as Lord of the Church . |
| 12 | If you put him to bed and he cries , check on him every few minutes , reassuring him you 're there by talking to him and stroking him before leaving the room . |
| 13 | Of course , at last a train got him and killed him in a horrible way . |
| 14 | Two men attacked him and forced him from the bike . |
| 15 | The gang pounced on him and knocked him to the ground — but he curled up into a ball to save himself as punches and kicks rained down . |
| 16 | They tried to grab the cash from him and knocked him to the ground . |
| 17 | The vicar says that a young Larusa , Masai after all , has stabbed him and beaten him with a stick and the whole town is talking about it . |
| 18 | Harry Carpenter came up to interview him and asked him about the last putt . |
| 19 | I approached him and asked him about caddying for him , and I was very pleased when he said yes . |
| 20 | Dad was told how naughty James had been and then shouted at him and sent him to the bedroom . |
| 21 | Hizir Bey was greatly impressed by him and sent him to Murad II , recommending that he be given a teaching post . |
| 22 | Juliet hugged him and sent him into the garden . |
| 23 | If we have come to him and received him as our saviour then if we are gon na live na in , if we are not gon na live in a state of disobedience then we have got to be baptized whether we choose to , whether we like to it 's a , it 's a simple thing , it 's not a matter of choice it 's the straightforward command of the Lord 's . |
| 24 | ‘ He was yelling out in terror and must have run 50 yards before two blokes caught him and rolled him about the pavement to put the flames out . ’ |
| 25 | Listen well when he tells us what happened out there to him and respect him for what he has done , and honour him , for at least he has given each of us hope and proof that escape is possible . ’ |
| 26 | Low Churchmen , High Churchmen and Broad Churchmen can all find themselves in him and claim him as Master . ’ |
| 27 | In some species the male will also take an active part in egg care , in other the female will reject him and prevent him from attending to the eggs . |
| 28 | It had been arranged that a trustworthy man would come then to collect him and take him to a safe house . |
| 29 | If he woke up , I 'd feed him and take him around the block until he dropped off again . ’ |
| 30 | They trapped him in corners , caught him and drove him into small dark spaces that rattled terrifyingly . |