Example sentences of "[vb infin] him [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Folly found herself curiously reluctant to look up , as if by meeting his eye she might give him back the power he held over her . |
| 2 | He would let her father row him down the lake and dangle out a few lines to see if a tickle of fish would tickle his mood . |
| 3 | He went there , he shook hands , he 'd shake hands with a vulture if he thought he could get him up the pedestal , but that 's neither here , something was done . |
| 4 | Well , she said , right , she said , er , he ca n't cash that cheque because his account 's in Ireland , so can you get him out the cash instead . |
| 5 | He clipped the lead on to the dog with cold hands which would hardly function , and let her pull him up the slope as fast as he could make his legs move . |
| 6 | My mother and I helped push him up the ladder into the attic ( not easy — he was no lightweight ) , and then passed up the bucket for him to quench the flames . |