Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [noun] [vb past] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My sister Mary gave him the stable name ‘ Arthur ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ My son Michael rode him at Newcastle where they were second to Venture Capitalist and felt that a visor would help the horse to concentrate more , ’ said the trainer . |
| 3 | The outrageous claim squashed incipient embarrassment , and in her distraction Maria allowed him to push her gently aside and take command of her key , turning it swiftly . |
| 4 | Her vacuum cleaner drove him into the street , in search of a coffee shop . |
| 5 | It was housed in the belvedere , a word that Ernest insisted meant ‘ bell tower ’ even after his sister Cecilia told him its correct meaning of ‘ beautiful view ’ or ‘ beautiful to see ’ . |
| 6 | His caesarean birth left him slightly crippled for the rest of his life . |
| 7 | His guardian uncles intended him for an academic career , and his brother Christopher , presumably of similar intelligence and attainment , later became Master of Trinity . |
| 8 | As it was chappy I think he was trying to stand on it … but his board control let him down and he put his foot through it ; - ) ) ) |
| 9 | Cranog Jones claims his ex-wife Margaret wanted him out of the family home . |
| 10 | as if reading his mind Maggie tugged him across in front of her so that he could comfort his wife . |
| 11 | In February 1973 his geography teacher warned him in his report to : ‘ Be more aware of the influence of ‘ friends ’ who might adversely affect your future progress . ’ |
| 12 | His golfing prowess earned him a series of length golfing tuition articles in the Standard . |
| 13 | Using his one good hand , he inched down to Angerer and with his ice axe cut him loose . |
| 14 | Shortly after his return Gresley appointed him assistant carriage and wagon superintendent , in which capacity he introduced numerous innovations including modernized train interiors ; a completely articulated five-coach train set carried on only six bogies , in whose kitchen electric cooking was pioneered ; and also twin articulated sleeping cars . |
| 15 | Information from his intelligence network led him to be suspicious last autumn . |
| 16 | In the drawing-room of the house that because of death and marriage had become his home Kate watched him while he , in turn , watched the coloured rectangle of the television screen . |
| 17 | When his home town made him an ‘ honoured citizen ’ some years ago , he reminded friends that ‘ they used to fling me in jail ’ . |
| 18 | Being signed by Hampshire as replacement for Andy Roberts just a few months after his Test debut gave him the chance to impress Clive Lloyd in county matches and in 1982 he really came good with 134 wickets , the best season 's haul since the reduction in championship matches in 1969 . |
| 19 | We found him seated on a particularly high section of wall sketching the decoration of an inner chamber , and when I climbed up beside him I noticed his vantage point gave him a clear view of the Toyota . |
| 20 | This seems to have been an important period for Williams , for his lecture programme gave him the opportunity to broaden his contacts . |
| 21 | One of his body squires heard him whispering about it to his Gascon favourite . ’ |
| 22 | His business background enabled him to guide the health authority through some of the biggest changes in the NHS since its inception . |
| 23 | He was a founder member of the PASOK socialist movement , but his maverick style earned him enemies on the Left as well as the Right . |
| 24 | His grandson Robert succeeded him in a bare inheritance , due to provisions made in lands and goods for the children of the third marriage . |
| 25 | But Duran 's failure to control his cash flow had him ducking under the ropes again 18 months later . |
| 26 | His celebrity status gave him access to the Hollywood highs — and lows . |
| 27 | On Sundays Maxie Frizzell caught up with the various jobs his wife Donna required him to do . |
| 28 | His wife Mable scolded him out of the house on a bright May Saturday afternoon in the late 1920s . |
| 29 | We know that Wilson married , for his wife Mary helped him and continued the business for a time after his death , but nothing is known of her origins or ultimate fate . |
| 30 | His wife Katharine survived him . |