Example sentences of "him and [pron] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So they booked him and we shared a dressing room . |
| 2 | You know given that life is as it is are you okay and he said yes so I went round the gardens and I came back to him and I had a friend coming for lunch and I thought this is ridiculous , I 'm going to have something to drink and I 'm going to have a meal so I made him an enormous great wad of cheese sandwiches and some apples and a piece of cake and some biscuits and a cup of tea and I went downstairs with the milk and the sugar and cup of tea and all this stuff and I went into the gardens and this poor child he looked very defensively a second time and I said well I thought you might like some breakfast and I wrapped the second lot up so if you 've nothing later on , why not put it in your pocket and eat later in the day and I did n't know whether you took milk or sugar , so I thought I 'd better just ask you and do you know I thought he was going to cry . |
| 3 | He has done a lot of thinking and he has concluded the labour party is finished for him and I think a lot more people will do the same . |
| 4 | Er there was one chappie that er erm I can remember of him and he had a suitcase and well he had a shaving soap I suppose cos people used soap then with your shaving brush and and that and proper shaving brush and razor blades probably that quite . |
| 5 | Of course , it might be said that a man in your position , if you 'll forgive the expression , is dieting either because his lover has threatened to leave him if he does n't shed a few pounds or because his lover has left him and he feels a need to , shall we say , freshen up . |
| 6 | His studies in Leiden proved congenial to him and he developed a love for Arabia and Islam , which he felt provided a solid background for his Calvinist faith . |
| 7 | They challenged him and he made a run for it . |
| 8 | I shone my torch at him and he made a face like he had just chewed a lemon : ‘ I 'm going to have to pull from higher up — I guess it 's the knot . ’ |
| 9 | There is a picture of him and he looks a lot like his uncle Eddie when he was nobbut a lad . |
| 10 | She was the only one to challenge the Headmaster 's mysterious ways , believing the strain of being in charge of the school was getting to him and he needed a rest . |
| 11 | The sound of his bracelet precedes him and he brings a rush of morning chill in . |