Example sentences of "and [verb] him " in BNC.

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1 I would hope that you would see beyond that , and issues like it , the primary claims of Christ in his Church , to love him and to promote him as Lord of the Church .
2 ‘ Do n't worry , young John , ’ he said , to comfort and reassure him .
3 Six years later Harold Rosenberg , thinking of Pollock and praising him , wrote : ‘ The modern painter begins with nothingness .
4 The story ends with the teacher coming over and praising him for this reaction and Little Turtle receiving a very good report card that term .
5 Humility is to orient our lives towards God , so that we understand and obey him in a greater and greater sense .
6 in the deepest recesses of my heart , how truly I could love him , honour him and obey him . ’
7 Fellow worker Hazel Goff , who has St John 's Ambulance training , then administered first aid , cutting away Mr Chittenden 's burnt clothing and sponging him with water .
8 Attempts were made to destroy James Bond by shooting him , placing a tarantula in his bed , poisoning his vodka , and drowning him .
9 At least now he 's surrounded by people who encourage and inspire him , who kick his arse , help him write songs and drag him out of the isolated , uncreative lethargy he easily slips into .
10 In a nightmare-blur of frenzied activity , Cardiff saw Duvall lunging back through the storm in their direction , a shower of sparkling glass on his shoulders ; saw Rohmer seize Gilbert by the collar of his jacket and whirl him away bodily from the monstrous , thrashing shape and drag him backwards , hair and coat whipping madly in the hellwind .
11 When I got to the spot , I groped beneath the water to try and find him and drag him up , but could feel nothing .
12 As he starts to crumple at my feet , I grab the front of his shirt and drag him upright .
13 The water was rising all the time , and we had to seal him inside a waterproof bag and drag him through the sump . ’
14 He let Coffin go up and drag him out .
15 According to Antony the Devil came to tempt and torture him in a variety of fantastical forms from lascivious women to wild beasts .
16 ‘ Suddenly the guy pulled a knife on the bouncer and stabbed him to death-right in front of my eyes . ’
17 She induced him to make love to her , and with his normal wits dulled by romantic infatuation she seized his dagger during their lovemaking , and stabbed him . ’
18 It 's alleged that twenty eight year old Andrew Livermore of Northampton , went to the home of Digby Saunderson last August and stabbed him to death on his doorstep .
19 The prosecution claims that Westmore James got into a row with the cousin , and stabbed him in the neck on the steps of a social security office .
20 Mr Kerr had stepped in and overpowered the accused , who then had pulled a knife and stabbed him repeatedly .
21 It had been alleged that after hiring Mr Mullan 's taxi for a journey from Gourock to Greenock , he produced a hunting knife and stabbed him on the chest .
22 likely to of had a have a knife in her pocket and turned round and stabbed him .
23 This , and the free labour conflict conducted by the Shipping Federation , troubled him less , however , than the Federation 's malicious attempts to destroy his credibility and that of the union by maligning his character and labelling him a criminal .
24 Having seen and heard him at Buxton , I find it hard to believe claims that he did not solo the South Face of Lhotse : claims , in any case , which Cesen has countered with an explanation .
25 Albert Tailors , in the shape of old Mr Albert himself , took one look at him and channelled him to the Teens Room , which was festooned with guitars and pictures of pop singers .
26 The window had cost Yanto a lot of money , until the girl 's father heard about it and reimbursed him .
27 He complained and when the defendants were made aware of his complaint they made sure he received 20 free films and reimbursed him his postage and packing .
28 It was the most feeling I saw in him , apart from when describing some bitter wrangle in the London ad agency which had caused his walk-out and propelled him here .
29 When the boy gave no answer , the old man took him by the arm and propelled him to the far end of the room , down the narrow stairway , through the tiny door and back to the safety of his own bedroom .
30 A burst of fire cut the bald man in two at point-blank range and propelled him headlong into the ditch like a blow from a sledge-hammer .
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