Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [prep] him at " in BNC.
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1 | The girl came to him at once , her face a reflection of his own , eyes wide , her teeth biting on her lip . |
2 | Riven struggled out of the blankets and the cold ate into him at once . |
3 | A shudder ran through him at the touch of her fingers and he drew her closer , crushing her against the powerful length of his body so that she could feel his heart thundering against her breast . |
4 | Loneliness stole across him at the strangest times . |
5 | A SCHOOLBOY was killed when a wall collapsed on him at the weekend . |
6 | A man died when a wall collapsed on him at a farm in Gloucestershire . |
7 | As he strapped the cleansing blade to his left arm , a thrill of carnal excitement shuddered through him at the prospect of another kill , as the bloodlust took full possession of him , banishing the last vestiges of sanity from his sick mind . |
8 | A tiny shaft of surprise jolted through him at the realisation that , this time , he had imputed courage to Isabel 's stoic control instead of calculated coldness . |