Example sentences of "[noun sg] caught him [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Thomas tried to grab the child away , the lash caught him in the eye . |
| 2 | The handlebar caught him in the groin . |
| 3 | He gasped with pain as the head of the smaller boy caught him in the stomach . |
| 4 | A cops and robbers chase through the docks with our official mini caught him in the act of phoning home , where we arrived just in time to stop his wife disposing of a large bag of goodies . |
| 5 | Joe started when Harry 's elbow caught him in the ribs as he said , ‘ I wonder if my illustrious brother will be as insufferable as he was during the Christmas holidays ? ’ |
| 6 | A chill caught him in the stomach . |
| 7 | As he tried in vain to jerk his head away to one side , shouting in fear , the taut rope caught him across the throat , cutting off the sound of his voice and throwing him backwards off his horse . |
| 8 | A handful of what he thought was heather thatch caught him in the face , but it was n't : a corn-stack had been pushed over and some of the netting had burst . |
| 9 | The Yak banked again , came in fast , cannon shell punching into the Stork and Farber cried out as a bullet caught him in the shoulder . |