Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] him on the " in BNC.

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1 Smith has been dismissed as ‘ presence of mind Smith ’ from his alleged remark on returning without his companion from a disastrous outing on the river : ‘ If I had not with great presence of mind hit him on the head with a boathook both would have been drowned , ’ but the story comes from Reminiscences of Oxford ( 1st edn. 1900 ) by William Tuckwell , who in his second edition ( 1907 ) consigned it to oblivion ; moreover , there was no charge of murder .
2 On his journey , fearful and probably suffering from reactionary depression , he slept a night under a broom bush , where he dreamed that an angel touched him on the shoulder and bade him rise and eat .
3 Her arm caught in the mesh and her fist hit him on the side of the head .
4 Again , Brian Harley hit a less-than-perfect drive , but his two-iron across the angle of the dogleg put him on the front edge of the green .
5 The only mishap was that in forcing himself through the gap , he nudged the twig and the falling window struck him on the head .
6 These two seemed friendly enough , but their questions about Sweetheart put him on the defensive .
7 Both safely negotiated the treacherous short 15th hole and Faldo 's putter rescued him on the 18th green .
8 My wife my wife heard him on the radio on Saturday morning she said who 's this why does he keep saying motor car , motor car
9 The next morning found him on the practice fields as soon as the sun was up , battering his post as though it were a mortal enemy .
10 He was seen twice near the village of Langley Park on Saturday night , and yesterday a woman noticed him on the busy A167 dual carriageway on the outskirts of Durham City about 10 miles from Lanchester .
11 Life magazine put him on the cover and that single photograph of Manson , with his evil , hypnotic stare , became for the hysterical mass media , the face of a violent , drug-crazed substrata of society : the monster hidden in the heart of every hippie and longhaired supporter of a culture which seemed certain to encompass an increasing section of youth and bandwagonners .
12 Ten years ago , when Davey Boy was a mere unknown moving to America and desperate to make a name for himself , the Hit Man helped him on the ladder to success .
13 The beadle hit him on the back , and so naturally Oliver cried even more .
14 His natural caution kept him on the political sidelines , although he was well placed to know what was going on at the highest level , as the ‘ Historia Roffensis ’ , written by a clerk in his entourage , demonstrates .
15 The Minister 's secretary buzzed him on the intercom .
16 That application form put him on the ladder , not only to the top of the Japanese profession , but to international recognition — on 1 January this year he took over the chairmanship of the International Accounting Standards Committee .
17 The doctor patted him on the head .
18 Mozart 's reputation preceded him on the return trip , and the family were frequently detained so that he could give performances and display his talents .
19 The Prince patted him on the back .
20 ‘ His mother told him on the morning of the killing that Joanne had phoned Dean the night before .
21 As the sound of their giggling chatter reached him on the wind , his amusement faded and gave way to loathing .
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