Example sentences of "and [verb] him at " in BNC.
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| 31 | The princes thought this handsomely said and took him at his word . |
| 32 | She drew back from him and took him at his word . |
| 33 | What Odysseus hears is without consequence for him ; he is able only to nod his head as a sign to be set free from his bonds ; but it is too late ; his men , who do not listen , know only the song 's danger but nothing of its beauty , and leave him at the mast to save him and themselves . |
| 34 | Among other things , smoking makes the blood clot more easily and puts him at risk of another heart attack , which may be less mild than the first . |
| 35 | He quoted a passage from the Psalms in which God speaks to the Messiah and sets him at his right hand until all enemies have been overcome . |
| 36 | Josh Gifford wheeled Honey End round , took him back a few paces and put him at the fence a second time . |
| 37 | He went up to the Palestinian and shot him at close range , the army said . |
| 38 | I remember when Mike was a baby and I went home with my shopping and left him at the check-out in Sainsbury 's . |
| 39 | Rory was late for their appointment , and when he arrived , Holdfast told him dourly to close the door and join him at the biggest table . |
| 40 | Staying seated while he prowls around makes me uneasy , so I stand up and join him at the window . |
| 41 | At the rally Chief Buthelezi called on the ANC leader , Nelson Mandela , to ‘ stop posturing ’ and join him at a series of public meetings to eradicate violence in areas where ANC and Inkatha supporters have been at war . |
| 42 | He was talented enough and resourceful enough to survive it , although I think it almost devastated and destroyed him at a certain point . |
| 43 | this company moves at such a rapid rate of knots that I have a meeting tomorrow morning with the Managing Director Building and Property Development at his house in Pitlochrie which is the only time he 's literally coming back to change his shirt before he goes wandering round the world again so the only way I can get him is to go up and stay with the in-laws over night and see him at breakfast time tomorrow . |
| 44 | And then she abruptly pulled away and held him at arm 's length . |
| 45 | Odd-Knut has given him a hunting knife , and pointed him at the trees . |