Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] him [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was in each morning like a circus trainer to put him through his routine . |
| 2 | The other major proposal which has attracted widespread support is the idea of giving the Vice-Chancellor a senior academic figure to assist him in his work . |
| 3 | In England , possibly as a result of the Continental view , rumours arose that the Great Fire occurred as a result of acts by ‘ papists ’ and the King ( who had married Catherine , the daughter of the King of Portugal in 1662 ) had to combat the ugly anti-Catholic mood of Londoners and Parliament , particularly when another rumour arose of a plot to overthrow him for his Roman Catholic brother , the Duke of York . |
| 4 | Bridhe lifted the baby , slipped a magic coral and rowan-berry necklace over his head and walked sun-wise round the bed three times for good fortune , before taking the child down to the hall to present him to his father , to Eachuinn Odhar and the clansmen assembled . |
| 5 | You filthy stinking — ’ Several Repo Men took the opportunity to club him to his knees . |
| 6 | Election Comment : Albany at Large : Watch the birdie PRESIDENT Mitterrand did not allow last week 's premiership crisis to deflect him from his usual Monday morning pastime : playing golf at St Cloud , near Paris . |
| 7 | Though he was apparently deeply affected by his visits to hospitals , Pétain refused to allow squeamishness to deter him from his duty . |
| 8 | Mrs McRobert said that Say continued to threaten to take his own life , blaming his wife 's decision to leave him for his predicament . |
| 9 | When you had a chance to meet him in his house with his guests , he was a most charming and intelligent man . |
| 10 | These mages of Saphery and their personal guards are often summoned by the Phoenix King to aid him in his wars . |
| 11 | Often he would send for Cranmer in the night to reassure him in his religious doubts and difficulties . |
| 12 | Because at one of our talks er before the financial advisor spoken to a chap that happened to be sitting near him when I moved out of this desk and he got rather a ler lu large investment and yet m and and he was quite happy with his investment yet much to my astonishment he completed this application form for the investment advisor to advise him on his investment . |
| 13 | Citrine was thus delighted when , after several men from the industry had refused to serve under him , he persuaded Sir Henry Self to join him as his deputy chairman in charge of administration . |
| 14 | ‘ Alas that a child of barely eleven summers must stand at the king 's elbow to remind him of his duty ! ’ lamented Elizabeth Woodville . |
| 15 | If he hangs badly towards home or the other horses , he may need a kick or a smart smack with the whip to remind him of his job . |
| 16 | Before Lachlan could free it Hector had tripped him and soused him , for the cold water to bring him to his senses . |
| 17 | She was one of the few people who rose early in the morning to greet him on his release from prison in 1897 . |
| 18 | All his life he had relied on Luke and his father to support him in his bullying and to bolster his courage . |
| 19 | ‘ Certainly , Doctor , if you say so , ’ she replied sweetly , containing the urge to crown him for his patronising ignorance . |
| 20 | ‘ Hi , ’ said Lydia , suppressing an urge to apostrophise him by his calling . |
| 21 | He produced a book of blank bills and asked an Italian snapper to help him with his expenses . |
| 22 | She could act the loving spouse as well as fitzAlan , she decided , succumbing to a rare mischievous impulse to repay him for his earlier comments . |
| 23 | At the age of 12 , Kitto was taken on by his father to assist him in his trade , and it was shortly afterwards when he was working for his father slating a new roof that he lost his footing in the act of stepping off a ladder and fell thirty-five feet to the ground . |
| 24 | Just in case Lord Milton failed to appreciate his value , MacLachlan stressed that he had been approached by the rival interest in the county and had been offered sufficient to make him easy for life , and accordingly implied that Milton had an obligation to aid him with his creditors and enable him to arrange further loans . |
| 25 | ELECTRICIAN Terence Thomas , 36 , of Hayes Road , Birkenhead , successfully applied to Wirral magistrates yesterday for the return of his driving licence to help him with his work . |
| 26 | Highly theatrical in its use of gesture to suggest woman 's power over man to reduce him to his baser instincts , ( evidence of which is found in the entwined figures on the base ) it also refers to the dream-state . |
| 27 | He would be obliged to offer me some aid , knowing I had information to help him in his pursuit of the monster . |
| 28 | In his heart Gaveston knew that young Edward quite liked the clerk ; admired the man 's fidelity and unwillingness to criticise him to his terrible father . |
| 29 | Then they led Linkworth to the hanging-shed to punish him for his crime . |
| 30 | AUTOBUS ( Artificial Eye ) Overlooked Eric Rochant film about a ‘ sentimental terrorist ’ who kidnaps a school bus to take him to his girl , Charlotte Gainsbourg . |