Example sentences of "[to-vb] him [prep] his own " in BNC.
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1 | Something about him was beginning to needle her , challenging her to meet him on his own terms . |
2 | I 've pulled him out of it I pulled him out of it for the simple reason , he is the only one which is , I did n't want to segregate him on his own . |
3 | We turned round and have managed to encourage him of his own volition to rejoin the others to make sure that all six enter the Pentland Firth and have a free passage out into the Atlantic . ’ |
4 | Fido 's owners should be aware of this and take steps to play him at his own game . |
5 | Decided to play him at his own game . |
6 | Electing to leave him to his own devices , I wave through the windscreen but he is still fumbling through his camera bag and does n't say goodbye . |
7 | That 's right , he usually sits up there , and I 'm , not going to leave him on his own till I know he 's alright . |
8 | He was afraid to keep him in his own house because the old fellow rants and raves upon occasion and might distress Mrs Browning . |
9 | Now he stared from the partly eaten jam sandwich to the homely face of his grandmother and wondered if she would dare to murder him in his own home with Buddie sitting right there at the same table . |
10 | you just need to get him on his own away from the crowd |
11 | It was rumoured that Pott would not allow the bearers to take him to his own hospital , St. Bartholomew 's , believing he would fare better elsewhere . |