Example sentences of "and [verb] him [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ellie provoked and stimulated Mr O'Mara with her inquisitive and questioning mind , and entertained him with her ever truthful and utterly pragmatic approach , while the kindness , respect and affection that he had accorded Ellie had enabled her to grow quickly and painlessly from a gauche teenager into a poised young woman . |
| 2 | For it was the Spirit who called Philip from his successful mission in Samaria to reach the Ethiopian eunuch with the gospel ( 8:29 and probably 26 ) , and led him on his further preaching tour as far as the very Hellenised city of Caesarea . |
| 3 | Jenny put her arm protectively round Antony 's waist and led him after her father , the uniformed police still in close attendance . |
| 4 | The old woman lay in her hammock , sleeping ; it was a time when she had taken a heavy dose , and he was able to lead Ariel out and let her walk before him , now and then turning to make sure he was not about to do something to her , put a halter on her or hit her , and she made for the fence and pointed over it and asked him with her hands and eyes if she could go there , beyond the stockade , into the receding forest , where the bromeliads pushed out their stiff blades , and the monkeys nibbled at mango fruits and threw them down when they were unripe with tiny rows of toothmarks like some sharp-fanged fairy child 's , where the birds of many colours screeched . |
| 5 | Thinking about this one morning in 1954 , I went along to the keeper of the laboratory chemical stores and asked him for something which was water-soluble and formed needle crystals . |
| 6 | A brave reporter thrust a microphone under his nose and asked him for his comments . |
| 7 | Eventually Ken was referred to a doctor who had an interest in dietary factors in disease , and asked him about his diet It emerged that Ken drank 20 cups of tea or coffee , both very strong , in the course of the average day . |
| 8 | I talked to him after a recent gig in Manchester ( which saw Robben playing with Roscoe Beck on bass and drummer Tom Brechtlien ) and asked him about his new album . |
| 9 | He then turned to the general strike and asked him about his role in it . |
| 10 | Kalchu was ashamed of his drunkenness and Chola grumbled and rebuked him for it . |
| 11 | During my annual medical check-up in 1987 , Dr Dingle discovered a blood irregularity , but as I was fighting fit he said it was probably just a virus and I was to forget about it during my impending holiday and to see him on my return for a second blood test . |
| 12 | ‘ Remember to keep a contact and tickle him with your stick if he feels idle , ’ she said . |
| 13 | She went to the parson 's house after dark , and met him near his gate . |
| 14 | The rich cousins , thinking he was bluffing , ignored him ; then , when he sold the land , they were absolutely furious and banished him from their houses . |
| 15 | But I so need to be walking up the stairs and pushing open the studio door , and seeing him at his bench , looking over his shoulder at me , as if he 's not in the least interested to see who it is . |
| 16 | Find an adult with authority in the district and bring him to me — ’ |
| 17 | At this Margery panics , expecting the same fate for herself , and soon begs the old woman to try to find Wilekin and bring him to her . |
| 18 | and then we 'll get on the bus about half past four and bring him to your house . |
| 19 | One important Communist still eluding capture was Jose Weibel , Secretary General of the Young Communists , and the Joint Command decided to try and locate him through his brother Ricardo , a bus driver . |
| 20 | When he came round , they dragged him outside and flung him in his night-clothes , into a car and handcuffed him . |
| 21 | When disaster strikes , you call Europ Assistance , who will contact one of its contractors and send him to your home , usually within two hours . |
| 22 | Then we 'll give him another feast and send him on his way . ’ |
| 23 | The effort he had put into creating another character , a Daniel Miller , would have turned in upon him and transformed him into his own words . |
| 24 | ( Jones , as everyone would have expected , welcomed his vanquished opponent on board with great courtesy , and invited him to his own wrecked cabin for a glass of wine . ) |
| 25 | Bob Monkhouse , best known as a comedy writer and actor for television and radio , and playing his first straight acting role in the West End , as Buddy 's elder brother , Alan , spotted Crawford 's comedy potential and invited him to his home , where they spent an evening reading the play . |
| 26 | I declined his offer of another brandy , made my excuses , and thanking him for his hospitality I left by the back door . |
| 27 | ‘ We 'll make it a quick wash then , shall we ? ’ she asked , kissing his warm round face and pressing him to her . |
| 28 | Martin glanced at Marjorie 's stricken face , seized the child 's thin wrist and jerked him to his feet . |
| 29 | Sub-Prior Richard , a kindly soul even to those for whom he had no particular liking , grew anxious , and went to look for the stray , and found him on his bed in the dortoir , pallid and shivering , pleading sickness and looking pinched , grey and cold . |
| 30 | If she had walked into a room and found him with her bag in his hands , the decision would have been made for her . |