Example sentences of "catch him [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Caught him by the Arran-knit jumper , he did , and flung him against the railings , demanding money . |
| 2 | Buchanan 's Triangles clubmate Mark Tosh pushed hard to try and catch him on the five-mile run but the Derry man won in a time of 1.28.52 . |
| 3 | And one particularly thorough research study on boys growing up in London concluded that if a boy offends , the best way to prevent him from offending repeatedly is not to catch him in the first place ( West , 1992 : 104–11 ) ! |
| 4 | catch him at the right time . |
| 5 | She pulled the door back a foot or so then slammed it forward , catching him between the heavy wooden door and the frame . |
| 6 | The car turned into the road ahead of him , catching him in the full beam of its headlights . |