Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] [to-vb] him [prep] " in BNC.

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1 No , very few , erm in Lane , which is now in an estate agent 's parlance , erm a desirable part of the town , they used to be Mr the local the solicitor , of Castlegate , and his wife used to drive him to the station , to catch the train to Nottingham .
2 After school my father used to accompany him on his rounds in the car , and during these journeys they had ample time to exchange ideas without being overheard .
3 Uncle used to tease him about it and it became a standing joke . ’
4 He says that when he was small , his grandfather used to tell him about little people who came out at night to play with the toys . ’
5 It was said that um when he was a baby his nurse used to masturbate him in the cradle t to calm him to stop him crying and er apparently this was at that time , so it was believed , quite a common way of of keeping infants quiet .
6 I know he would regularly come down to Low Birk Hatt — and , indeed , Sleetburn when we were there — with his violin , and Mother used to accompany him on our organ .
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