Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [conj] [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	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 .
3	‘ We 'll have to snap him out of it and keep him to the exercises or he 'll ruin himself . ’
4	‘ I went to the front of the house and saw the dogs catch up with him and knock him to the ground .
5	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 .
6	They tried to grab the cash from him and knocked him to the ground .
7	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 .
8	Mrs Sowerby put her arms round him and held him to her .
9	Remember that it is better to kill the reader with kindness by selecting information for him than to batter him to death in a flurry of factual blows !
10	The lion immediately jumps on him and forces him to the ground .
11	The robot put Buff to sleep , then put the spacesuit on him and carried him to the spaceship .
12	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 .
13	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 .
14	Dad was told how naughty James had been and then shouted at him and sent him to the bedroom .
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	Hizir Bey was greatly impressed by him and sent him to Murad II , recommending that he be given a teaching post .

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