Example sentences of "him [adv] and [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | She summoned him to court , chastised him ferociously and slapped his face before the entire assembly . |
| 2 | Yet for psychological insight and acute comment it is not easy to match the way Marryat , in Percival Keene , states and develops the situation of an illegitimate boy steadily and tenaciously working out how to persuade his noble father , under whom he serves as midshipman and later as lieutenant , to acknowledge him openly and alter his reserved , cold but unmistakably responsible behaviour towards his son . |
| 3 | Whilst he was laid up for six weeks in Middlesex Hospital , Minton visited him regularly and kept his family in Northumberland informed as to his progress . |
| 4 | A short-term goal aimed at improving her relationship with him was set and she was encouraged to talk to him regularly and to discuss his father 's condition . |
| 5 | Tsu Ma laughed ; a soft , generous laughter that made her look up at him again and meet his eyes . |
| 6 | With West Indies on 147 for 2 and Richards and Richardson in full flow , the game had West Indies ' name on it ; Richards , with 51 from as many balls , had already struck Hemmings for two sixes , but now the Notts man flighted in a superb ball that deceived him completely and took his off-stump . |
| 7 | At the end of the case , if everything went well , a relieved John Maxwell would thank him profusely and hug his daughter for the television cameras . |
| 8 | Gavin fished the spoon out , wiped it on his shirt , and gingerly offered it to his master , who gripped his wrist , jerked him forward and clattered his ears for him before letting him go . |