Example sentences of "[prep] him [conj] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Triplane came after him and made a long , angled pass , but he was unaware of it . |
| 2 | Robyn stared after him and heaved a furious sigh . |
| 3 | In 1799 he invented an electrometer named after him and produced a simplified version of his plate electrical machine , which became the most popular type in England . |
| 4 | Closed it after him and pushed the bolt . |
| 5 | Then she flew after him and snatched the box away . |
| 6 | ‘ Why did n't you do something ? ’ she charged , walking towards him and halting a foot away . |
| 7 | Farrell took a step towards him and swung the butt of the .45 hard , catching him across the forehead . |
| 8 | With a frown he pulled a file towards him and buzzed the outer office . |
| 9 | ‘ The point is this , Bob , ’ said Mounce , leaning across the bar towards him and swilling the whisky round in his glass , ‘ I 'm away a lot , as you know . |
| 10 | She did so , leaning slightly towards him and giving a surreptitious sniff . |
| 11 | He drew her towards him and planted an affectionate kiss on her forehead . |
| 12 | She had never heard of him but liked the picture of the Victorian women on board the HMS Calcutta . |
| 13 | But Merry crawled and got into the pigsty ; and I almost fell on top of him and slammed the door . |
| 14 | You should do what I 've done , cut yourself completely free of him and make a new life for yourself . ’ |
| 15 | I squat in front of him and let the water ride up to my armpits . |
| 16 | She was entirely concentrated on the curved grip of her hands on his loins , and the rhythmic swing of her body as she leaned and relaxed , forcing the water out of him and dragging the air into him . |
| 17 | Then , like lightning , he had dived in with fists flailing , thrown him to the ground , jumped straight on top of him and finished the fight by virtually knocking his brains out . |
| 18 | And something stilled within her as in that instant she caught a tantalising waft of the rich , dark scent of him and felt the hard , powerful warmth of him press against her . |
| 19 | Kolchinsky waited until Whitlock was seated before opening the file on the desk in front of him and outlining the sketchy details Philpott had received from their UNACO contact in Beirut earlier that morning . |
| 20 | I got hold of him and got a punch in the face as well . |
| 21 | I got hold of him and got a punch in the face as well … ’ |
| 22 | Ian Snodin — We nver saw the best of him and got a good price . |
| 23 | It was well known that the foreman and the shop steward in question were always in dispute , and it appeared to the majority that the foreman had , in fact , set him up to get rid of him and to settle an old account . |
| 24 | Robinson nudged the man in front of him and nodded a greeting as the man turned . |
| 25 | Dalziel took a noisy sip from the cup in front of him and pulled a wry face . |
| 26 | ‘ Keep an eye open , ’ he told Ryker , pushing Donna into the small cubicle in front of him and pulling the door shut behind . |
| 27 | I did a hop , skip and a bit of a jump to get in front of him and put a hand against his chest . |
| 28 | ‘ But if the lad has been any sort of problem in the past I still believe United will get the best out of him and put an end to his wandering . |
| 29 | I looked past him and saw the old motor bike , which he parked in our front garden . |
| 30 | The bolt shot past him and blasted a hole in the wall next to his head . |