Example sentences of "and [noun] [verb] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | At a speed that neither could match Louisa and Horrocks saw him hasten back down the lake . |
| 2 | He contrasted these with the force of the wild where ‘ man is made unwillingly acquainted with his own weakness , and meditation shows him how little he can sustain , and how little he can perform ’ . |
| 3 | Last year the Republic refused to extradite Mr Ryan to Britain to face terrorism charges , including conspiracy to murder and cause explosions , on the grounds that allegations in the Press and Parliament linking him with the IRA meant he would not receive a fair trial in Britain . |
| 4 | Pete ran ahead and opened the big glass doors as he usually did and Mum lifted him up to press the button for the lift . |
| 5 | Pete rushed off and fetched his big crayons and Mum showed him how to colour the middle of the wheels to make hub caps . |
| 6 | Rory supposed it was the same thoughtlessness that had made dad and mum have him so much later than the rest of their children . |
| 7 | You could n't get fatter than he was in gold , and he wanted to give it all away to the revolution ; he was Malatesta 's friend , and Malatesta parted him from his money , sweet and easy does it -all they got for their pains was years of exile and prison , and a few dead policemen . ’ |
| 8 | She 'd been surprised and off-balance on hearing his voice , but her subsequent enthusiasm and willingness to help him out had been well-feigned . |
| 9 | The mestizo lost his footing , and Trent heard him slide , swearing . |
| 10 | She leaned forward to stroke the blunt , creamy helmet with rhythmical little movements of her swinging boobs , before rubbing his thick foreskin between thumb and fingers to jerk him off . |
| 11 | Harsh words led to action , and Haston despatched him down the public lavatory stairs . |
| 12 | But Shuckburgh 's long exposure to the whims and sensibilities of Eden and Churchill led him on at least one occasion to comment favourably on Eisenhower and Dulles as political leaders . |
| 13 | If she were interested in such a campaign , she could perhaps use as the model for it our own dear Speaker , whose radiant health and youthfulness make him the perfect epitome of a diet based on vegetarianism . |
| 14 | Then Maeve hugged their surviving son , five-year-old John , and Garry gave him three loving kisses . |
| 15 | Florian broke off , looking astonished , and Maria knew him well enough to realise that his attention had made a rare leap outward . |
| 16 | He was half turned towards her , and Maria saw him lift a hand and watched it move towards her , coming to rest against her bare midriff , warm fingers shaping themselves lightly to its gentle curve . |
| 17 | The key figure here was Cardinal A. Bea , the veteran biblical scholar whose experience and contacts fitted him uniquely to head the Secretariat for Christian Unity , to develop sensitive relations with both Christians and Jews , to bring all this manifold competence to the redrafting of Dei Verbum and the production of Nostra Aetate , and to foster the desired biblical renewal both pastorally within the Church and by ecumenical co-operation . |
| 18 | He was never equal to Self in Citrine 's esteem , and he remained jealous of intervention by Self in matters of engineering and the development of policy on the generation side , for which his background and experience made him the natural senior voice among other engineers and managers . |
| 19 | The relationship between illness and creativity interested him , and he often emphasized it in his prose writings . |
| 20 | Fowler and Gower held him up for a while with 91 for the third wicket , but by the close of play he had two more — including a caught and bowled — and on Monday morning , cutting down his run-up , he polished off the tail to finish with 7 for 53 . |
| 21 | Wycliffe had scarcely spoken since leaving the hall and Scales knew him too well to try to involve him in conversation . |
| 22 | Richard was Rosalind 's young man , and Peggy liked him , especially as he sometimes brought a bag of sweets for her . |
| 23 | Miguel and Victoria accompanied him , to show him which apartment he needed . |
| 24 | None of his uncles and aunts would look after the little Jovo , so the kindly brother and sister took him in , Stoja and Stojane . |
| 25 | Anarchy was over and there now began the reign of one of the strongest kings ever to rule England , one whose territories and titles gave him authority over a great part of north-western Europe . |
| 26 | Hypocrites ! he thought , and entertained a fugitive idea that Bella and Jim needed him . |
| 27 | He opened the boomgate and Whitlock gave him a friendly wave as he drove past on his way to the visitors ' car park . |
| 28 | He lay there motionless , while James and Slatter kicked him . |
| 29 | He was totally committed to his research , his hard work and enthusiasm moving him rapidly on . |
| 30 | Her innocence and enthusiasm captivated him . |