Example sentences of "him and [verb] him to " in BNC.
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| 1 | His mother came in , fell on her knees in front of him and pressed him to her ; She was gasping and shuddering . |
| 2 | There was a fine line to walk between protecting him and urging him to self-reliance . |
| 3 | Albert Tailors , in the shape of old Mr Albert himself , took one look at him and channelled him to the Teens Room , which was festooned with guitars and pictures of pop singers . |
| 4 | The gang pounced on him and knocked him to the ground — but he curled up into a ball to save himself as punches and kicks rained down . |
| 5 | They tried to grab the cash from him and knocked him to the ground . |
| 6 | Dad was told how naughty James had been and then shouted at him and sent him to the bedroom . |
| 7 | Hizir Bey was greatly impressed by him and sent him to Murad II , recommending that he be given a teaching post . |
| 8 | It had been arranged that a trustworthy man would come then to collect him and take him to a safe house . |
| 9 | The robot put Buff to sleep , then put the spacesuit on him and carried him to the spaceship . |
| 10 | But in the same split second something like an iron band clamped round his waist , squeezing the breath from him and bringing him to a dead stop . |
| 11 | Sure enough , someone met him and took him to the adjutant of No . |
| 12 | He struggled even more when four men pounced upon him and pinned him to the ground , but his frantic movements were more an attempt to breathe than to escape . |
| 13 | He met his own fate when the wizard Thomas of Ercildoune instructed Soulis 's enemies how to capture him and boil him to death in a cauldron on the Nine Stane Rig , a Bronze Age stone circle which can be reached by a scramble up the hillside above the modern B6399 between Newcastleton and Hawick . |
| 14 | The lion immediately jumps on him and forces him to the ground . |
| 15 | ‘ Does yer mother know yer out ? ’ shouted one of the lads and then all at once they charged at him and manhandled him to the ground . |
| 16 | I gave him some aspirin , undressed him and put him to bed . |
| 17 | He smiled foolishly as Josh undressed him and put him to bed ; he was feeling blissfully contented , but he could n't focus on anything very clearly . |
| 18 | Naturally , I wanted to see him and to introduce him to my family ; but I also felt that he needed to get out of London from time to time , because he seemed to be assuming an increasing load of public work , as well as public lectures and broadcasts . |
| 19 | South Clwyd Coroner John Hughes said he had been impressed by the courage of the other crew members of the Warrior and medics who had pulled L Cpl Edwards from the vehicle , tried to resuscitate him and taken him to hospital . |
| 20 | Mrs Sowerby put her arms round him and held him to her . |
| 21 | ‘ I went to the front of the house and saw the dogs catch up with him and knock him to the ground . |
| 22 | Some of these girlie fans must think that David is wonderful but I do n't think they want to grab hold of him and shag him to death . |
| 23 | The invasion forces , sent to end what the reformers had dubbed as an attempt to introduce ‘ Socialism with a human face , ’ captured Dubcek , manacled him and flew him to Moscow . |