Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [vb base] him [prep] " in BNC.

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1 When , a long time ago now , Stephen had tried to call him Dad or Father and drop the babyish name , he had shouted that Stephen was all he had in the world and could n't he have a little bit of kindness and call him by the one name that meant something ?
2 If you put your Orc Shaman on a wyvern and fly him to the other end of the battlefield he wo n't be able to use his Waaagh magic .
3 I know now what her power is strong enough to shatter a man 's mind and cast him from this world .
4 Alyssia wished that it would somehow whip around his neck and strangle him on the spot .
5 Then when he stops , get out the car and grab him by the neck then throw then I .
6 Though , had she thought she might get out of his car and leave him without so much as a word being said between them , she found she was mistaken .
7 Ensure that the initiating member is kept informed of the progress of the engagement and copy him on all relevant correspondence .
8 When making a care order it can also make a contact order under s34. ( a ) Care orders A care order places a child in the care of a designated local authority which must then receive the child and keep him in care while the order remains in force ( s33(1) ) .
9 Under s95(4) a police constable can be authorised to take charge of the child and bring him to court and to enter and search any named premises if he has reasonable cause to believe that the child may be found there ( s95(4) ) .
10 Oh ! if you do n't get Nutty soon I 'll gouge his eyes out with a swizzle stick , cut off his conjugals , marinate him in oil and vinegar and barbecue him in the forum .
11 And if he stays behind that door ’ — the mounting gale of voices behind him was lifting him as he spoke , he wanted to jump on the factor , grab his hair and swing him against the door like a battering ram — ‘ we will fire the roof ! and smoke him out ! ’
12 Nevertheless I arranged to drive over to Strondonald the following Saturday afternoon and join him for tea .
13 Although he clearly wants to walk off the boat , the ambulance crew scramble on board and clamp him onto a stretcher , so firmly that I wonder if they think he might punch them .
14 [ In those days , if you were a witch you were safe as long as you kept away from the common people : once I saw a group of villagers spread-eagle a warlock , drive a stake through his heart and bury him beneath a crossroads gibbet . ]
15 ‘ Oh Lord , look down upon this sinful child in his wickedness and lead him from his evil ways into righteousness If he is tempted again , remind him of the pains of Thy Hell , the torment and burning , so that he may quiver in his wretched flesh and repent in his immortal soul …
16 14–5–1844 " The Session considering that James Gibson , under process for the crime of fornication , ( with Ann Darroch ) , has submitted to the discipline of the Church , appeared publically and been rebuked before the congregation , and hoping from the professions he now makes , as well as the readiness with which he submitted to discipline , that he is penitent , do now absolve him from censure and admit him to the enjoyment of privileges . "
17 Not only do insects rob man of his food , but they suck his blood , bury themselves in his skin and infect him with all kinds of serious diseases .
18 Permanent support from the group : from the outset , the franchisee receives the backing of the company 's teams who contribute their professional skills and know-how , in order to monitor the franchisee 's progress and advise him on the day to day management of the restaurants .
19 " I 'd like to write to the marquis and thank him for what he did for me .
20 Then we 'll give him another feast and send him on his way . ’
21 Perhaps she could go down next time there was a one-day match and drive him to Taunton herself , interview some of the club 's officers , work something up .
22 If not it may be about time to offer a vote of confidence and see him on his way the week after .
23 She had been asked to pick him up at eight thirty a.m. outside his billet at a nearby farmhouse and drive him to Bovington Camp in Dorset .
24 ‘ He swears that the Brigadier and the Brigade Major use his establishment and supply him with this vital information .
25 He 'd hoped that it meant no more than that she was growing up and had become aware of herself as a young woman ; that as a consequence it was not quite the done thing for her to rush across a room and hug him like a kid sister , or trip him up in the haybarn and fling herself on top of him like a puppy spoiling for a game .
26 I often have to get up with Graham , carry him into the living room and nurse him into the living room and nurse him on the armchair .
27 I often have to get up with Graham , carry him into the living room and nurse him into the living room and nurse him on the armchair .
28 The most I can hope for is that I might meet him over a pint and get him to be indiscreet-tell me if there is any dirt on Desmond Seymour-Strachey , for example . ’
29 ‘ I see a wistfulness in him , and I think it 's because subconsciously he wants a son to be a friend to him , to carry on his name and help him in his work . ’
30 Give your name and call him by his — make it him and you .
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