Example sentences of "[adv] [art] [noun] [verb] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | Presumably the man expected him to add , in the section of the proposal form where you were supposed to talk about your passion for hang-gliding or free-fall parachute jumping , a brief paragraph along the lines of I HAVE ALSO BEEN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY AN ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALIST . |
| 2 | If hamlet ( or rather the actor playing him ) , catches a frog in his throat during a soliloquy , since one is experiencing a human drama this need n't be in the least distracting — indeed the element of human fallibility and frailty thus introduced could even enhance the impact of the performance ( admittedly it could also be unintentionally quite hilarious ) ! |
| 3 | So the man told him to be down there the same time next night and he returned . |
| 4 | So the woman took him in and cared for him . |
| 5 | Usually , it is assumed that Clovis must be the monarch in question , but if so the failure to name him is peculiar : his reputation might have been expected to add lustre to the code . |
| 6 | So the guru asked him : ‘ What is the thing that is dearest to you ? ’ |
| 7 | Yes , something was going on inside her : recently , she was pursued by the idea that her love for Paul was merely a matter of will : merely the will to love him ; merely the will to have a happy marriage . |
| 8 | Only the mouth told him that he looked on the face of his friend . |
| 9 | Only the porters saw him come in , and they wo n't talk ! |
| 10 | He had only a daughter to succeed him and his son-in-law turned out to be a second Michael Chambre , who after Lath 's death ‘ let loose the reins to many disorderly courses , as cocking , raseing , drinking and lewdnesse ’ , so that he too finally lost all and sold Balderton to Robert Hayward , a local yeoman . |
| 11 | Nevertheless the girl answered him more readily than she had the Captain , her gaze fixed on his face . |
| 12 | Soon the path led him down a very steep hillside . |
| 13 | Just the place to arrest him with a minimum of trouble . ’ |
| 14 | Compliments and civilities were exchanged briefly — though at far too great a length for the impatient Hope — but finally the landlord left him alone . |
| 15 | Or had all his compliments and charm , so convincing at the time , been just a charade to get him what he wanted ? |
| 16 | Always the flower pulled him near , bravely tempting him in his innocence . |
| 17 | Hearts ' defender was in Roxburgh 's original squad and it was always the intention to play him after a worthwhile display against Portugal in October . |
| 18 | But he could n't go on pretending once the school asked him to leave . |
| 19 | ‘ I bet hardly a soul noticed him , ’ said Pascoe . |
| 20 | He was seen twice near the village of Langley Park on Saturday night , and yesterday a woman noticed him on the busy A167 dual carriageway on the outskirts of Durham City about 10 miles from Lanchester . |
| 21 | A month later the king gave him the castle and manor of Sudeley ( Glos . ) . |
| 22 | A month later the king gave him the castle and manor of Sudeley ( Glos . ) . |
| 23 | To have a woman was different , her juices mixed with his and later the recollection gave him zest ; but alone it was cowards ' sport . |
| 24 | Later a woman brought him a plate of bacon and eggs and a cup of tea , but said it was no good making a fuss now , it was too late . |
| 25 | She got up early to muck him out and groom him and exercise him , and she babysat nearly every evening to keep him in good oats ( not Uncle Knacker 's ) and shoes , and when she saw the riders she was up against in the collecting ring , with their adoring parents and their fat cheque-books , it just made her all the more determined to beat them , because determination was all she had . |
| 26 | They took nearly an hour to sort him out . |
| 27 | Even now the recollection seized him in the abdomen , and a kind of sick longing made him tremble . |
| 28 | Even now the shock trembled him , and when she put her arm in his he was afraid to speak . |
| 29 | Often the Shah summoned him and Parsons together . |
| 30 | Polls had until recently shown support for Mr Patten but now a majority wants him to back down . |