Example sentences of "['s] [noun pl] [verb] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | The initial of the novel 's title promises withheld meaning , and is therefore more appropriate than Pynchon 's original title for the novel ( World on a String ) , but the absurdity of Stencil 's activities disqualifies him as an analyst of a hidden principle in modern history , signalled melodramatically as the ‘ Ultimate Plot which Has No Name ’ . |
| 2 | ROY KEANE last night revealed he will hold off Nottingham Forest 's attempts to tie him to a new long-term contract . |
| 3 | He was amused by Claire 's attempts to introduce him to attractive women . |
| 4 | Despite McMahon 's attempts to intimidate him , Ince continued to be the motivating force for United , whose dominance culminated in Hughes 's brilliant strike . |
| 5 | Oliver was fairly proof against Emmie 's attempts to frighten him but this ingenious touch was too much . |
| 6 | Gentlemen did n't clout their womenfolk about , beat them , bruise them , tie them up and whip them … or whatever jolly games Johnny 's preferences led him to pursue . |
| 7 | Although Smith 's contemporaries held him in high regard for his remarkable administrative skill and consummate powers of conciliation , few had any understanding of his real scientific achievement until the Academy 's prize brought him posthumous international recognition . |
| 8 | Many of Richard Gough 's contemporaries provided him with information about a wide range of cousins and about ancestors going back several generations . |
| 9 | Some of us worried and went looking for him , then one of Alf Wood 's sons found him dead in the old pw hut , we think he died of a heart attack or so the doctor said . |
| 10 | Isabella 's heralds surround him . |
| 11 | On the handling of the union 's finances , Wilson 's enemies attacked him with equal vituperation . |
| 12 | The hostile reception of Alford 's views led him to reflect that he was being denied the parliamentary right of free speech . |
| 13 | However , it does seem likely that his father 's views influenced him even so early . |
| 14 | Winter had to aim Mandarin for the middle course but his mount started wandering off to the left before pressure from the vice-like grip of the jockey 's thighs pointed him in the right direction . |
| 15 | Extraordinary revenues derived from the general obligation of the King 's subjects to aid him in times of emergency . |
| 16 | But then he looked at Chen and saw how his friend 's eyes urged him to take Karr 's hand . |
| 17 | He felt Khotan 's eyes studying him . |
| 18 | But Jacob 's eyes encouraged him . |
| 19 | One of Nogai 's brothers slapped him on the shoulder , but Burun shouted , ‘ Which target were you aiming at , Nogai ? ’ |
| 20 | Bede 's methods led him to give 680 for a year he would otherwise have thought of as 679 . |
| 21 | Roy 's performances earned him a deserved reputation as a neat and clever footballer and he came to be regarded by press and public alike as one of Palace 's most consistent performers during the six years he was on our staff . |
| 22 | MINISTER David Mellor 's toes might thrill Antonia de Sancha — but Britain 's teenagers find him a right turn-off . |
| 23 | Benstede had been there before Alexander died and Corbett , so Wishart 's spies told him , was not sent by the King but the Chancellor of England , that wily old fox , Robert Burnell . |
| 24 | Three years ago Adam Dent 's parents took him out of school because they thought he was n't making enough progress . |
| 25 | Nicky 's parents found him impossible to look after : he was always picking fights , especially with smaller children ; he had a fight with his teacher at school and ran away from home five times in two years . |
| 26 | In this extract Roddy 's parents want him to take up a useful hobby : |
| 27 | Other people 's lives bored him and he became sharp and irritable on the one occasion Lucien tried to impart some interesting snippet of information Azmaveth had told him . |
| 28 | The nuptial pads on a male frog 's feet enable him to grip on to the females tightly when mating . |
| 29 | The grounding Mr Morrison received at James Dowling 's feet stood him in good stead . |
| 30 | He waited until their faces reached a satisfactory degree of indignation then , over the next half hour , his low north-country voice spun out a story which revealed that political interests in the United States had channelled money through MacQuillan 's companies to enable him to acquire the Post ( or any other major British newspaper which came on the market and could be turned into a propaganda tool ) . |