Example sentences of "[coord] his [noun] [vb past] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was too dark and he was too afraid , or his conscience troubled him , or it was a combination of the two and so he hung back . |
| 2 | The tsar had been enthusiastic about change so long as he remained in the orbit of Elena Pavlovna , but in St Petersburg his convictions or his courage deserted him . |
| 3 | Yet he was hardly a budding saint and his success made him unpopular with both masters and boys . |
| 4 | He spent the night in police cells — and his performance won him an audience of magistrates at Fleetwood , Lancs . |
| 5 | Laura 's problem was that she had not enough to do — no children , though she had n't said anything about this recently — and his heart smote him because he had undertaken to make her happy , and had n't . |
| 6 | Later Rameshwar became ill and his conscience pricked him because of his evil treatment of Tukaram , and he asked to be forgiven . |
| 7 | He swore the kiss was por bem , which in translation means — ’ Margrida thought for a moment ‘ — ‘ without consequence ’ or ‘ of no consequence ’ , and his wife believed him . ’ |
| 8 | Nathaniel Sherman stumbled slightly at the entrance of his hut , and his wife heard him cursing and fumbling for a long time with the flap fastenings . |
| 9 | Charlie started quietly to sing with the tape , and his sister joined him , both stretching for the top notes . |
| 10 | Modigliani himself contracted the flu and his illness left him badly frightened . |
| 11 | At the same time , he suffered another severe bout of his recurring illness , and his friends persuaded him to move to the country for a while for the sake of his health as well as his liberty . |
| 12 | Twice his eyes and his feet caused him to be rejected . |
| 13 | His name was Captain Dimitri Oshenko and his friend called him ‘ Deemy ’ for short . |
| 14 | This fashion for walking was tiring as well as tedious and his leg troubled him . |
| 15 | Save for the owl , he knew nothing , and his ignorance dismayed him further . |
| 16 | When Mapplethorpe asked for the objects to be returned , Bell and his staff presented him with a letter purported to be in Wagstaff 's hand , extending the loan period an additional five years . |
| 17 | Again , while Nicholas was having breakfast he kept getting down from his place , and his mother followed him round with a bowl of cereal , feeding him with a spoonful whenever she could . |
| 18 | And his mother promised him so to do ; and then he departed from them and went out against the frontier of the Moors . |
| 19 | For Dr Neil the feel of her , so soft , the scent of her hair , and of McAllister herself , was so wild and sweet and struck him with such force that his breathing grew a little ragged and his body reminded him of how long it had been since he had satisfied it . |
| 20 | He became recognised as one of the most accomplished half-backs in the Division and his displays won him the approval of the fans on many grounds besides our own . |
| 21 | He led them at a smart pace along the path where the railway had been and though they grumbled about the branches scratching their legs his sister and his brothers followed him . |
| 22 | Er and his son helped him but I think in later on there were a little bit of disagreement with , with regards to who , how much work there was and , but anyway they 'd finished the bungalow and er it 's grand yes |
| 23 | God and his Reason commanded him to subdue the Earth , i.e. improve it for the benefit of Life , and therein lay out something upon it that was his own , his labour . |
| 24 | Another deaf man , a David Bedwell who had partial hearing , enlisted in the Army Service Corps as a driver , and his deafness cost him his life when he failed to hear three challenges as he was approaching the gates of a barracks . |
| 25 | In 1921 Lord Northcliffe , the founder of the London newspaper the Daily Mail , was due to speak at a dinner for 3000 staff to celebrate the twenty-fifth birthday of the paper , but he had a throat infection , and his doctor advised him not to speak . |
| 26 | He stayed at home for part of that month , and his doctor advised him to restrict his engagements as much as possible . |
| 27 | On his return to London in June , however , he caught a cold which aggravated his emphysema and his doctor advised him to go once more to Brighton in order to recuperate . |
| 28 | Yes , Milton manager , Keith Stock celebrated yet another birthday yesterday , and his team gave him something to celebrate with three points at Basement Club , Bishops Cleve this afternoon to see United extend their unbeaten record which stretches back to last October . |
| 29 | The sun was already directly above him and his knees hurt him badly . |
| 30 | Galliano showed two hours late , which could have ruined him , but fortunately did n't because the press loved him and his audience welcomed him back with loud approval after an absence of two seasons ( due to the lack of financial backing ) . |