Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [verb] he [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had succeeded in damning him with the faintest of eulogies . |
| 2 | and we were saying last year we could of done with having him for a bit |
| 3 | The world is not altogether reformed by cheap tours , nor is the inherent vulgarity of the British Philistine going to be eradicated by sending him with a through ticket and a bundle of hotel coupons to Egypt and the Holy Land … |
| 4 | But with his back to the wall , and with the octopus bent on destroying him through no fault of his own , his first , last and only duty was to his family . |
| 5 | Baxter used to delight in taunting him with the nickname ‘ Oor Wullie ’ and in his biography described Allen as ‘ a pillar of the church , a model of rectitude and , not to labour the point , a pompous pain in the neck . ’ |
| 6 | OPPONENTS of Mr Frank Field , the Labour MP for Birkenhead , believe they succeeded in deselecting him at the secret ballot held last Tuesday . |
| 7 | ‘ I should have stuck with playing him down the middle . |
| 8 | She thought of ringing him on the off chance of catching him at the flat , but shelved the possibility as unlikely . |
| 9 | When my colleague had said that , with me sitting right beside him , I felt like punching him in the face ; it was that kind of attitude that any campaign would have to fight . |
| 10 | Mungo felt like patting him on the back to show him that they sympathized , but the moment passed , and anyway Mr Zamoyski might not have understood . |
| 11 | Wycliffe felt like patting him on the head , but he thanked him and saw him off with his samples , then he went back to his little office and sat staring at the wall . |
| 12 | I felt like hitting him on the back of the head with a rock . |
| 13 | The other day , in America , the driver of my car said : ‘ I do n't know how you can leave her , ’ and I felt like smacking him in the face . |
| 14 | The defendant was involved in a scuffle with a constable and was successfully charged with obstructing him in the execution of his duty . |
| 15 | The good thing about having the machines on the vehicle are that we can give him that electric shock as opposed to taking him to the hospital to have that electric shock . |
| 16 | As he cried out , she insisted on taking him for a drive in her car . |
| 17 | She intended to plead her own nervousness and her desire not to be destined for public exhibition and planned to finish by thanking him for the compliment of his request and wishing him well in finding a more practised model . |
| 18 | These feelings tend to be transitory but some patients remain psychologically disturbed for many years and , in a few psychological difficulties develop in the convalescent period which were not apparent during the acute episode.While these problems can sometimes be anticipated in hospital on the basis of the patient 's reaction to his illness , and any premorbid difficulties which he has encountered in the past , a better idea of his potential can be gained by following him during the convalescent period to observe how he copes with the various stresses and strains which he encounters during this time . |
| 19 | He cried for put him on the bed , could n't do no college work so I just went to bed and left him . |
| 20 | ‘ Many would subscribe towards sinking him to the ocean bed . |
| 21 | Two of the bigger boys from Thorpe Street had once tried to outswing him for a dare , but Barry Lock had turned chicken at the last minute and Valance Fraser , who fancied himself as the cock of the street , had managed only a partial swing that left him dangling by his arms in the dirt . |
| 22 | She understood now what Mr Stanforth had meant by describing him as a man who had deliberately evaded certain responsibilities and involvements , and even kept his affairs in scrupulous order mainly to avoid being badgered , or giving anyone a hold on him . |
| 23 | Such specimens as we collect are obtained without bothering him in the slightest — smears for chromosome checks , the occasional blood sample , and so on , that 's all . |
| 24 | Clarence Hiles in the Ulster Cricketer , reiterates the esteem in which Sean was held by describing him as the doyen of Irish cricket writers ‘ who tackled all the main issues , in the caring thoughtful manner which made him so popular with both players and officials alike . ’ |
| 25 | Clarence Hiles in the Ulster Cricketer , reiterates the esteem in which Sean was held by describing him as the doyen of Irish cricket writers ‘ who tackled all the main issues , in the caring thoughtful manner which made him so popular with both players and officials alike . ’ |