Example sentences of "as [pers pn] [verb] him [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I felt like a jaded casting director as I banished him to the wastepaper bin . |
| 2 | As I followed him through the doorway the porter whispered , " Get your braces undone , sir , do n't keep him waiting . " |
| 3 | As I followed him across the road , he roared off-straight through green traffic lights and into the distance . |
| 4 | As I followed him into the little building I smiled to myself . |
| 5 | We wotchered each other as I led him across the road . |
| 6 | His brow was moist with perspiration as I reminded him of the broadcast . |
| 7 | In gratitude for what I thought God had given me , a second chance , I ignored Leon 's boredom as I talked him through the files — just as I was ignoring Muriel 's messages to call her — and I ignored his rarely appearing at meetings with agricultural reps and men from the Milk Marketing Board ; ignored his non-involvement with any of the humdrum things essential to the running of a place like Sleet . |
| 8 | ‘ As you follow him through the first forest , ’ he said , ‘ Remember this , if you can … keep asking yourself the question : why did he fail to return . |
| 9 | Hubert James Bainbridge , tenth earl of Donnington , called out to his daughter as she passed him on the opposite side of the street , but she did not hear him . |
| 10 | She felt very vulnerable and awkward as she followed him into the room . |
| 11 | As she followed him to the back of the shop , Sophie remembered with sharp dismay the appointment she had made with Dawn . |
| 12 | He said it lightly but as she followed him from the staff-room she was aware that her heart had begun to beat very fast . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll be working like a Trojan for the next twelve weeks , ’ Lisa smiled back as she thanked him for the coffee . |
| 14 | He might have been cut out of cardboard , she thought , as she led him across the hall and into the dining -room , where she introduced him to Susan . |
| 15 | Somewhat to his own surprise , Harry found himself booking a single room , despite the exorbitant tariff , and following the prim receptionist as she led him to the door . |
| 16 | For a moment animosity was swept away by mutual interest and , as she led him towards the recovery cage , she felt a pang of regret that their relationship could not be friendly . |
| 17 | She saw his eyes become unnaturally bright and his lips begin to tremble , but as she faced him across the room , she felt neither pity nor tenderness . |
| 18 | Stars winked from the metal as she faced him across the byre . |
| 19 | He stood there like an idiot as she clasped him by the arms and kissed him on the cheek . |
| 20 | He opened his arms as she joined him at the mirror . |
| 21 | I 've burnt half the food waiting for you , ’ Stephen snapped impatiently as she joined him by the smoking barbecue . |
| 22 | As she joined him in the petit salon he came towards her with a prettily wrapped package in his hands . |
| 23 | ‘ Oh , I think we can do better than that this time , ’ she told him , as she steered him from the sitting-room and along the hall and into Sebastian 's bedroom . |
| 24 | A blast of warm smoky air struck Meredith 's face as she preceded him into the one large room inside . |
| 25 | She felt quite proud of her composure as she escorted him through the shop , relieved , for once , to see it empty . |
| 26 | When we reached Dunkil we could have done two things , we could have said to the Bible class , We had a marvellous journey up and told them all about the glory of God as we saw him in the mountains , or we could have said , We almost had an accident on our way up here . |
| 27 | I have never quite understood why " Chesh " as we called him at the time , was the only person I selected for training with the Force that my Master vetoed ; my Master also vetoed the selection of Leonard to command No 35 Squadron in the early days of the Pathfinder Force and I was never able to establish why . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | ‘ Guest room 's good enough for him tonight , ’ Fiona grunted as they swung him onto the bed and dropped him . |
| 30 | His hands dangled over the sides of the wheelchair as they took him to the salon to meet the Bishop . |