Example sentences of "[noun] so [pron] [vb past] him " in BNC.

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1 Dennis Waterman felt like going to the canteen so we took him down , got all the food to the check-out , and then discovered that nobody had any money !
2 However , members wanted to recognise his outstanding contribution to the club so they elected him president .
3 ‘ He was simply unable to make the decision so I asked him , ‘ What do you want from your life ? ’
4 He wanted work and to pay for the damage so I offered him a job . ’
5 We had a few drinks and all thought he seemed a bit of a laugh so we asked him to come back to the shop with us and have a bit of a sing .
6 Timmy the catcher mouse was a very long name for a very little cat so everyone called him Tim .
7 He nearly had a nervous breakdown so they made him go to Plumford .
8 He was finding walking a chore so we left him , following the river inland towards its glacial snout source .
9 She came out and said he was definitely still in one piece but probably had cramp or pins and needles so we gave him some painkiller .
10 Some of the things he said made no sense so they gave him a crack across the head and took him away .
11 Mrs Preston added : ‘ In my opinion he looked too upset to work in an operating theatre so I allowed him to go home on compassionate grounds . ’
12 ROBBIE So she took him from you .
13 ‘ Well he needed a refill so I gave him a hand to push his hand cart into Berkeley last night .
14 He looked like a wild thing so we called him the Yeti .
15 She could have tried for goal , but Mike had an easier shot so she gave him a lightning , nearside , under-the-neck pass .
16 S had a fit ( epileptic ) on the bus so I took him to lie down .
17 Could n't find a size large enough for Hurley so we got him a nightshirt instead .
18 He wanted to give Nils something to do to justify his position so he sent him out to hunt out unusual places for us to play .
19 ‘ Orpheus rejected women so they tore him to pieces and threw his head into the River Hebrus .
20 Benjamin became lost in his own thoughts so I left him alone and lay on my own bed thinking about Mathilda until the bell sounded for supper .
21 Of course they did n't get the portable with this , they rang them up , said where 's my colour portable said I 'll put you on to the manager anyway they had some deal that night that erm to launch this Mini Mayfair or whatever it was wine and cheese thing so he went to the wine and cheese thing and worried he was gon na kick up a fuss so they gave him a telly anyway .
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