Example sentences of "[noun sg] on him [conj] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This had a marvellous calming effect on him and made him determined to do the job right , especially as it was Molly 's first time . |
| 2 | It is further the case that a father who gets his 14-year-old daughter to perform an act of fellatio on him or to masturbate him is not criminally liable . |
| 3 | And then I took pity on him and lent him forty . |
| 4 | The Oxfam man took pity on him and brought him a pair from stock . |
| 5 | John likes to keep the horses separate so that they do n't kick each other , but Hopscotch often jumps into Milton 's paddock to keep him company ; and sometimes if the weather is bad , one of the children 's ponies is turned out with him , otherwise Milton , who is a bit of a softy , will hang around by the gate in the hope that someone will take pity on him and take him back to his warm stable . |
| 6 | The old couple , poor as they were , took pity on him and gave him food to eat and water to drink . |
| 7 | As a result her handsome husband shrank into a shrivelled old man until he was so deformed the gods took pity on him and turned him into a cicada — one of the first creatures to excitedly greet the dawn on a warm summer 's day . |
| 8 | His wife Maggie kept on eye on him but said it was all right for a special occasion and that he could rejoin the pledge tomorrow . |
| 9 | I 've seen the man 's face actually resting on the foot of the horse ; but never at any time the horse stand on him , tramp on him or damage him in any way . |
| 10 | The robot put Buff to sleep , then put the spacesuit on him and carried him to the spaceship . |
| 11 | Mr Miah 's eleven year old son offered to help , so one of them put a gun on him and forced him to lead them to it . |