Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] [verb] him [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would be weak sentimentality for me to allow him such grace . |
| 2 | Tom would n't wear rain gear because he could n't find a set to really fit his 6ft 3in frame , so it was hard work for me to keep him dry . |
| 3 | ‘ It 'll be better for me to ride him first , as he 's always a bit frisky when he first starts out , ’ Angela told Cheryl when she returned . |
| 4 | Their nerve was a match for his ; they had most of them served him several years , for his men did not leave him . |
| 5 | He looked round them all as though none of them afforded him any surprise , though two of them did not belong here , and to his certain knowledge had been elsewhere only a short time ago . |
| 6 | Instead of 'er keeping him young , she 's , he 's making her old . |
| 7 | And he had half of I gave him that banana desert . |
| 8 | He saw her through a gilt-framed mirror on the opposite wall , and that first glimpse of her brought him more joy than a dozen Christmases put together . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , I have n't actually spoken to him , but I spoke to Joanne — that 's his secretary — and I 've fixed for you to see him this afternoon at four . |
| 10 | I 've arranged for you to meet him first . ’ |
| 11 | We do a lot of road work with him to keep him fit , but he 's such a liability ; I 'm always worried that he 'll come down on his knees . |
| 12 | The change in her left him helpless . |
| 13 | He sighed deeply : he had insisted upon her accompanying him that day in order to enjoy the last precious hours of her innocence and happiness . |
| 14 | ‘ It is up to you to make him co-operative , ’ Azadi replied softly . |
| 15 | Coming up to him offering him sour wine and saying if you 're the King of the Jews save yourself . |
| 16 | apparently turned up this morning and they want a hundred pound by tomorrow , and they 're coming back tomorrow for it paying him ten pound a week and thought it was gone and he had er none so find a hundred pound by tomorrow and she did n't know where she was going to get it from , she just stood there and burst into tears and run off going on |
| 17 | Lightheaded from a combination of wine , jet lag and lack of sleep , even thinking about it made him breathless . |
| 18 | They hoisted him into his saddle and bound him there , lying forward upon the beast 's neck with his arms lashed about it to hold him secure , and a folded cloak under his breast and cheek . |
| 19 | The sound of her repeating a line back at him drove him mad . |
| 20 | I am now allowed to put the towels around him to keep him warm . |