Example sentences of "pity [prep] him [conj] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | And then I took pity on him and lent him forty . |
| 2 | The Oxfam man took pity on him and brought him a pair from stock . |
| 3 | John likes to keep the horses separate so that they do n't kick each other , but Hopscotch often jumps into Milton 's paddock to keep him company ; and sometimes if the weather is bad , one of the children 's ponies is turned out with him , otherwise Milton , who is a bit of a softy , will hang around by the gate in the hope that someone will take pity on him and take him back to his warm stable . |
| 4 | The old couple , poor as they were , took pity on him and gave him food to eat and water to drink . |
| 5 | As a result her handsome husband shrank into a shrivelled old man until he was so deformed the gods took pity on him and turned him into a cicada — one of the first creatures to excitedly greet the dawn on a warm summer 's day . |