Example sentences of "him [adv] [prep] the [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 | 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 . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Con settled down opposite and when the boxer leaped to lick his face he clumped him companionably on the head with his fist . |
| 14 | Shiona eyed him challengingly over the bonnet of the car . |
| 15 | ‘ What , you mean to be a kind of private prompter , whispering at him right through the play ? ’ |
| 16 | Duncan followed him right through the gate as Myeloski flashed his warrant-card . |
| 17 | Much to Dudley Moore 's surprise , I pull out a small shiny silver pistol and blast him right between the eyes . |
| 18 | The bullet took him right between the eyes , blowing his brains out through the back of his head . |
| 19 | The strip had carried him right to the end of the branch . |
| 20 | Junior wants granddaddy to carry him right to the car . ’ |
| 21 | She beamed at her husband , bravely facing the barrage of produce , and winced as a particularly juicy specimen caught him right on the chin . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | We get up and Molloy gets hold of Mowat again and Mowat swings round battering him right across the road . |
| 24 | Without pausing to measure the distance , he launched himself into a desperate leap that carried him right across the opening . |
| 25 | As he did so a jolt of static electricity hit him right in the tip of his unrestrained bobber . |
| 26 | ‘ We 'll give him a race around Christmas time and then one more to put him right in the Spring . ’ |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | She went over to where he was standing , looking him right in the eyes so that he could see how furious she was . |
| 29 | She liked him right from the start . |
| 30 | Now that he 'd told her , she could n't understand why she had n't recognised him right from the start — she 'd seen the article , had even marvelled at the way the photographer had managed to capture those dark , brooding eyes . |