Example sentences of "[noun pl] they [verb] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he first started to air his views on intensive farming methods they labelled him a crank and hoped he would go away . |
| 2 | At the foot of the steps they greeted him ; each in his turn bowing before Tsu Ma ; each bending to kiss the ring of power he now wore ; each embracing him warmly before repeating the same eight words . |
| 3 | He killed himself because he was literally sick to death of fighting some of the largest manufacturers of FM radios for the royalties they owed him . |
| 4 | While it took ten years for them to move against her , after only 12 months they have him in their sights . |
| 5 | While it took ten years for them to move against her , after only 12 months they have him in their sights . |
| 6 | With cords and pitons they anchored him to the rock . |
| 7 | After two days they found him , an exhausted scarecrow of a figure hardly able to stand . |
| 8 | And people are asking for advice and blessings , telling him about the problems they trust him to solve . |
| 9 | Though they were n't the rangy mustangs they took him to mean . |
| 10 | The procession moved through the prison at a leisurely pace , Nicholson answering the visitors ' questions with the minimum of elaboration , constantly struggling to hide his contempt for some of the more idiotic queries they presented him with . |
| 11 | Peck adds that ‘ Some times they prod him with Needles , sometimes they pepper him , sometimes they Shoot at him . ’ |
| 12 | They were full and sensuous like a woman 's , though at times they gave him a hint of cruelty . |
| 13 | As the crowds listened to Christ 's unconventional preaching and observed his miracles they acknowledged him as sent from God . |
| 14 | He made great promises for future dates but failed to ring the numbers they gave him . |
| 15 | Whether they get the computer software , dolls and musical instruments they asked him for remains to be seen . |
| 16 | When he soundly supported the principle of women priests they made him modify his statement . |
| 17 | He accepted the service as naturally , closing long , hard fingers on hers to read the hints they gave him . |
| 18 | But he so impressed bosses they asked him to apply for the more senior post of general marketing director . |