Example sentences of "him and [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He drew her back against him and pressed a kiss to the top of her head . |
| 2 | The youth snaked his hand behind the door but as his fingers curled around the hilt of the sheathed poniard Graham appeared behind him and pressed the Beretta into his back . |
| 3 | Deeply hurt , Vincent jumped to the conclusion that news of his friendship with Sien had reached him and upset the man . |
| 4 | Then they and the Russian had deposed him and installed the Shah himself on the throne in 1941 . |
| 5 | Jacob Brailey was standing by the wagon and when he saw Seb he called to him and thrust a tankard of ale into his hand , saying , ‘ Here , boy . |
| 6 | When he does , then you will kill him and bring the Volvo to me . |
| 7 | But what is challenging is that again Peter did not allow this mistake to separate him and strangle the spiritual life from him . |
| 8 | Finally , he forced himself to leave the room , pulling the dog out with him and locking the door behind him . |
| 9 | Wexford ignored him and followed the widow to the sideboard from a drawer of which she took a long cream-coloured book . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | She held the door open as he shuffled through sideways with the bag , and then closed it behind him and led the way up the stairs . |
| 12 | He catches me watching him and smiles a naughty smile which thrills me to the core . |
| 13 | Unlike his rabbinic forebears who were not allowed ‘ to use the Torah as an axe , ’ to earn their keep from its knowledge and application , this was a métier which both claimed him and offered a fulfilling vocation . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Owen had closed in behind him and flung a cloak over his head and shoulders , and twisted the skirts of it tight round his body and arms . |
| 16 | To receive Sainteny he asked the former emperor Bao Dai to stand with him and endorse the agreement . |
| 17 | I squat in front of him and let the water ride up to my armpits . |
| 18 | Rory sat beside him and checked the chambers , which were full . |
| 19 | He determined the framework and the broad outline , brought 10 specialists with him and acquired a small bureau operation Howden did not want any more . |
| 20 | Until then , he had been sure of his memories , certain that he could not have forgotten his parents and everything that had happened to him and reinvented the whole of his life before he woke in the attic . |
| 21 | Luke came into the hall , his hands pushed into the pockets of his trousers , his bow tie hanging loose around his neck , seemingly relaxed , but she could sense the leashed tension in him and forced a shaky smile , wanting to avoid a confrontation just yet . |
| 22 | The sword became embedded in the wood of the handrail , and while his attacker was struggling to free it , Alexei stepped up to him and forced the trooper 's sword through the protecting mantle of a leather coat and into the flesh beneath . |
| 23 | Still smiling , still watching her , Guido reached unhurriedly behind him and detached a stem of bright red geranium . |
| 24 | Lowe wrote claiming that Sutton was trying to undermine him and forge an alliance with the Founders . |
| 25 | Rachel allowed herself to be swept along in her father 's excitement , drinking champagne on the sunlit , steamy terrace with him and seeing the difference in his face and demeanour as the news gradually sank in . |
| 26 | Thanks Dick I says to him , taking it from him and passing the bottle , perhaps I will , I 'd no idea it might be valuable , I just like copper and brass bits and pieces . |
| 27 | The bolt shot past him and blasted a hole in the wall next to his head . |
| 28 | Paul drove ; Agnes sat next to him and absorbed the incessant movement of traffic , the blinking of the lights , the pointless agitation of a metropolitan night . |
| 29 | Elinor turned to him and laid a hand on his head . |
| 30 | She sat down beside him and laid a velvety hand over his . |