Example sentences of "[to-vb] him say [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But on spying Mitchell 's cherubic features , the proprietor refused to serve him saying he had received instructions by ‘ phone not to . |
| 2 | But the hair on the back of her neck prickled to hear him saying it so calmly . |
| 3 | In the novel I can believe he is saying such things , perhaps because I am hearing his voice in my head , in the privacy of my own mind ( I am thinking him ) and I am extremely relieved to hear him say them because his words bring to an end a certain kind of conflict between himself and Connie . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's Thursday , is n't it ? ’ he whispered , and it was strange to hear him say something so ordinary . |
| 5 | I was amazed to hear him say he did two hours ‘ warming-up ’ exercises before he did his muscle-building stuff . |
| 6 | She did n't want to hear him say it ; it would only drive the pain she felt deeper into the heart . |
| 7 | She looked at him pleadingly , trying to will him to say them . |