Example sentences of "him [adv] [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 There had always been a trap waiting for him somewhere along the way when Isambard loosed the reins a little , and it would be the same now .
2 Was there a part of his career that had helped him most in the development of My Kinda Town ?
3 I prayed to him furiously in the van when I thought I was going to die ( that 's a proof against , I can hear G.P. saying ) .
4 Prue steers him discreetly towards the house .
5 However , for several seconds Lexandro 's boots clamped him inflexibly to the plasteel surface like two puppies clinging to their bitch mother 's teats — till he remembered to lower the magnetism .
6 She followed him slowly up the stairs , and her heart dragged her down like a leaden weight .
7 The mystery of the communal Trinity was revealed and the Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus , who received him gladly from the Father who spoke of his love for his Son , though the crowds at the baptism did not understand the significance of the event .
8 For a moment he launched himself upon them alone , and Owen closed with him gladly against the glare , though dazzled by the flickering gleams and blinking shadows .
9 He peered at him suspiciously through the gloom .
10 Julie eyed him suspiciously for a moment .
11 We sat down and talked for a while before setting off towards Hawes , as the sun broke through the clouds and the dog pulled him downhill towards the cairns .
12 ‘ Then I shall get a train in the opposite direction , ’ he said , thinking that there was something sad about it , especially now that she was thanking him politely for the drinks .
13 The blast took the oriental in the right shoulder , knocked him off his feet and hurled him clear across the room , where he crashed to a stop with his head and shoulders propped against the far wall .
14 Con settled down opposite and when the boxer leaped to lick his face he clumped him companionably on the head with his fist .
15 Shiona eyed him challengingly over the bonnet of the car .
16 ‘ What , you mean to be a kind of private prompter , whispering at him right through the play ? ’
17 Duncan followed him right through the gate as Myeloski flashed his warrant-card .
18 Much to Dudley Moore 's surprise , I pull out a small shiny silver pistol and blast him right between the eyes .
19 The bullet took him right between the eyes , blowing his brains out through the back of his head .
20 The strip had carried him right to the end of the branch .
21 Junior wants granddaddy to carry him right to the car . ’
22 She beamed at her husband , bravely facing the barrage of produce , and winced as a particularly juicy specimen caught him right on the chin .
23 The second Lady Deverill , having pulled her horse off Hullabaloo at the last minute , leaving herself just enough time to put him right at the ditch and hedge , did n't even bother to stop and admire her handiwork before riding on up the hill to rejoin the hunt and tell her husband that there seemed to have been a rather fearful accident .
24 We get up and Molloy gets hold of Mowat again and Mowat swings round battering him right across the road .
25 Without pausing to measure the distance , he launched himself into a desperate leap that carried him right across the opening .
26 As he did so a jolt of static electricity hit him right in the tip of his unrestrained bobber .
27 ‘ We 'll give him a race around Christmas time and then one more to put him right in the Spring . ’
28 I have very unpleasant recollections of sitting for him , for it was of utmost importance not to move but to fix him right in the eye and listen to him complain , saying as he always did that he was getting nowhere .
29 She went over to where he was standing , looking him right in the eyes so that he could see how furious she was .
30 She liked him right from the start .
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