Example sentences of "him [verb] [adv] that [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She let him know also that she was a virgin and wanted to save it for someone special . |
| 2 | Even as he won the New York primary last week , yet another damaging twist to the army draft-dodging story forced him to mutter implausibly that he had ‘ forgotten ’ about induction papers sent to him , but conveniently overlooked , when he was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford . |
| 3 | He was burrowing into responsibilities , looking for them almost , for they gave substance to that which bound Emily to him — and still the shock of jealousy pulsed occasionally making him shudder so that he blushed to seem to be shivering . |
| 4 | As we approached we could hear the real Chairman of the Ontario Jockey Club welcoming everyone to the adventure and we could see Zak and the other actors waiting for him to finish so that they could get on with the mystery . |
| 5 | They visited the people who had given him presents so that he could thank them personally . |
| 6 | She begged him to stay so that they could start life afresh as a family . |
| 7 | ‘ Even though he is still on our books , there is nothing we can do , especially if the French take action and stop him playing now that he has been recognised . |
| 8 | Well I think that she was trying to keep him dangling so that she 'd have somebody to fall back on if she did n't land another man . |
| 9 | Well I think that she was trying to keep him dangling so that she had somebody to fall back on if she did n't land another man . |