Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [v-ing] him [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was nothing short of taking the chap by the scruff of his neck and showing him the street that would have done the trick . |
| 2 | Apart from indicating the couch and offering him the wine she had done no more than sit watching him , occasionally rubbing a deep scratch on her arm . |
| 3 | She bounced to the mirror to powder and tweak for a moment , catching Conroy 's eye and giving him a wink . |
| 4 | This , and the free labour conflict conducted by the Shipping Federation , troubled him less , however , than the Federation 's malicious attempts to destroy his credibility and that of the union by maligning his character and labelling him a criminal . |
| 5 | Jesus taught that discipleship was a journey and following him a narrow path ( Mk. 8.34 ) . |
| 6 | Witnessing a helicopter ditch in the Irish Sea , Eddie Whittle helped save the pilot 's life by pinpointing the position and dropping him the dinghy out of his 172 . |
| 7 | Something at the back of his mind was pushing its way to the front and giving him a curious grey feeling . |