Example sentences of "they [verb] him [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A similar reason was given for refusing the remedy to a convicted prisoner who brought an action against the Home Secretary and the prison governor requiring them to provide him with the necessary medical treatment in accordance with the Prison Rules . |
| 2 | If he is in a bargaining mood , he might like to ask them to furnish him with a new typewriter . |
| 3 | Then he slipped into a deep sleep , and all at once the warm feeling of happiness deserted him and his stomach heaved as he recognised the same old nightmare returning : the walk along the jetty , the cruel hands dragging him to the edge , the utter helplessness as they lowered him into the icy water , the wave that broke over his head — and at last , that terrible choking sensation . |
| 4 | They laid him on the cool grass and bathed his forehead . |
| 5 | Lionan , the dandy , was talking behind his hand to the brutal Mullach , who was gulping his beer moodily and staring at the serving maids as they passed him in a bustling procession . |
| 6 | Many aspects of his analysis were similar to those advanced by Blauner , but they led him to an opposite conclusion . |
| 7 | They led him through the great court and round the cloister to the flank of the east end of the church , where the mitred graves of the abbots lay . |
| 8 | They approached him at a steady pace as though unconcerned by his presence , but they went in single file , Allen with his hand lying lightly on the knife at his belt and Marian carrying her bow , strung , and with an arrow ready notched , lightly and inconspicuously in her left hand . |
| 9 | Even Daley Thompson , who insisted he had very little interference from teachers , said they helped him in a non-involved way : ‘ They were all right ; they left me alone and let me get on with what suited me . |
| 10 | Oh there was this interview with Mick Jagger yeah but like it must have been written about cos they described him as a neanderthal rocker . |
| 11 | They told him in no uncertain terms that he could not take a holiday whenever he felt like it . |
| 12 | The thin , pitiful cries were somehow unearthly when they waked him in the dark small hours . |
| 13 | Even if they locked him in a dark cell and pulled out all his teeth with rusty pliers , he must keep his promise to Sweetheart and tell them nothing . |
| 14 | They portray him as a confused mixture of honesty and cantankerousness : a big heart governed by a stroppy mind . |
| 15 | He opened the door by his desk , and they followed him into a large room filled with dark , solid furniture . |
| 16 | They followed him through a narrow passageway into the old town . |
| 17 | Why , one wonders , did they fire him in the first place ? |
| 18 | But they started him on a new course of treatment yesterday and he 's begun to respond . ’ |
| 19 | Then they were both fearful for him and they took him into the cold scullery , where they hid him from the intruders . |
| 20 | This time they saw him as a public enemy . |
| 21 | They saw him at the same time as he realised he had n't understood what the man had said . |
| 22 | And that , I I was , my hus , during the time mother was ill , my husband took ill , now this is where authorities do n't give you any back up , instead of sending him to hospital which was fifteen minutes by bus , I could have visited him every day they sent him to the other side of the county which only allowed a visit once a week , and meant I had to leave at twelve o'clock and get home at six ! |
| 23 | Ca n't they supply him with a personal Jeeves ? |
| 24 | They reminded him of a Distant Early Warning System . |
| 25 | They reminded him of the ignominious episode of the oath-taking , and pointed out that Rodrigo now had a personal ‘ army ’ almost as large as the King 's . |
| 26 | Other cottagers the teacher from Glasgow visited gave him a proof of their kindness ; they presented him with a large basin of milk : he took a drink of it , and would have left the remainder , but they signalled to him to drink it all , and the old man stood opposite the door to prevent his getting away till he was obliged , in answer to Gaelic gesticulations , to drink all the milk that was in the basin . |
| 27 | They presented him with a thick dossier containing new information about the alleged confession that led to the convictions . |
| 28 | The Barons in England were furious at John and they presented him with the Great Charter — Magna Carta — prepared by Archbishop Langston , to which John authorised the attachment of his seal at Runnymede , beside the River Thames , in June 1215 . |
| 29 | They bound the restaurant owner , who moaned feebly and thrashed about a bit ; then with Lambert 's aid they hoisted him to the high seat . |
| 30 | They catch any gay guy with AZT , they throw him in the federal penitentiary like Jimmy fucking Cagney , and then they throw us out of the country . |