Example sentences of "then [verb] him [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Was she having a sly laugh at his expense , talking nonsense and then cornering him with a sudden question ? |
| 2 | She then stabbed him with a butcher 's knife hidden in the bouquet . |
| 3 | Jotan took a cup out of the page 's hands , then dismissed him with a flick of his head . |
| 4 | The dunnie , or doonie , most especially delights in taking an unsuspecting victim for a wild ride and then tossing him into a pile of mud or manure . |
| 5 | Nutty shouted imperiously at the pony , and then encouraged him in a sing-song voice , ‘ Trot on , trot on , one two , one two . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Well today you had just better fix it so there wo n't be any damage , ’ she said , and then speared him with a saccharin smile . |
| 7 | Once the physiotherapist is confident that the patient has gained full control of his hemiplegic leg while making sideways steps , she then guides him through a sequence of forward steps , starting with the normal leg , transferring the weight onto that leg to move the hemiplegic leg , and maintaining good control of the pelvis during the movement . |
| 8 | He then threatened him with a shotgun . |
| 9 | Dave was led away by police who arrested then released him without a formal charge . |
| 10 | Once satisfied , she took his pulse again , then watched him for a while . |
| 11 | I read with interest of the lady golfer who , when confronted by a naked man wearing only a bowler hat , asked him whether he was a member , and then hit him with a Number 8 iron . |
| 12 | Car joy : Prince Charles presented a £54,000 hi-tech van to disabled man who then took him for a spin . |
| 13 | He was convicted of repeatedly punching the victim and striking him on the neck with a knife , then chasing him into a garden . |
| 14 | Dryden led from start to finish opening with a 75 and then roaring him with a 71 to win by six shots from Blyth 's Gary Wilson . |
| 15 | And if a pooch gets a little paunchy with all this pampering then put him on a health kick . |
| 16 | The Germans climbed down to him , packed snow into the head wound , then dragged him to a ledge . |