Example sentences of "he [vb past] him [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | He jerked him to his feet , and separating the thin wrists he held , twisted them together again behind the boy 's back , and so thrust him painfully before him along the passageway to the staircase . |
| 2 | ‘ Come quick , ’ he cried , and tugging at Meredith 's arm he toppled him from his stool and ran him out of the door . |
| 3 | He told him of his experience and was interested to know that the phenomenon is by no means unknown and the other went on to relate another incident involving footsteps that he heard outside the office , but when he opened the door to investigate no one was there . |
| 4 | When Edward invited Harry to Oxford for Eights Week he informed him of his expectations from Lincoln College . |
| 5 | He thanked him for his ‘ integrity and commitment ’ , but added ‘ some of the art funded by the NEA does not have my enthusiastic approval ’ . |
| 6 | Faced with the defenceless young man asking for mercy , the blacksmith could not kill him , so he relieved him of his sword and took him prisoner . |
| 7 | Jerking the nobleman roughly into an upright sitting position , he relieved him of his gold chain and started pulling the rings off his fingers . |
| 8 | Angel could not accept his father 's narrow religious beliefs , but he loved him for his courage . |
| 9 | But when he called him into his office he did n't mention this as a reason for the change . |
| 10 | He hit him with his clenched fist with every bit of strength in him . |
| 11 | But , it was said , he took him to his flat and indecently assaulted him while two other men looked on . |
| 12 | He saw him in his mind 's eye , running through the wood wearing Uncle Walter 's helmet and firing a make-believe gun at the spy planes . |
| 13 | He reminded him of his brother Joseph , who had emigrated to Canada . |
| 14 | When he did feel able to write to Coenwulf he reminded him of his humble origins ( but avoided reference to his matrimonial difficulties ) and exhorted him to remember always the very best features of Offa 's reign , avoiding Offa 's displays of greed and cruelty . |
| 15 | He bethought him of his little key and held it up bravely before him , and it put out a little sparkling light that illumined a step at a time , silvery-pale . |