Example sentences of "him [adj -er] [conj] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The horse , reluctant to hurt me , fidgeted and kicked up clods of snow , but the rider urged him nearer until the pistol was inches from my face . |
| 2 | He could hear him better because the noise was less between waves . |
| 3 | ‘ But I 've never known him closer than a mile to a pick-up . |
| 4 | Tries to get near her , but the wires wo n't let him closer than the bedside table . |
| 5 | The man was now attacking Mr Pitt , calling him worse than the devil , cursing Parliament for being too feeble against him , raging — though it had to be admitted as a fine rage , a rage which at least convinced the speaker — against the law , the constitution , the King — ; |