Example sentences of "him and take [pron] " in BNC.

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1 John likes to keep the horses separate so that they do n't kick each other , but Hopscotch often jumps into Milton 's paddock to keep him company ; and sometimes if the weather is bad , one of the children 's ponies is turned out with him , otherwise Milton , who is a bit of a softy , will hang around by the gate in the hope that someone will take pity on him and take him back to his warm stable .
2 If he woke up , I 'd feed him and take him around the block until he dropped off again . ’
3 Little Carl Mozart , then seven-years-old , had been sent to school in Perchtholdsdorf , a suburb of Vienna , and Mozart drove out on 13 October to collect him and take him and his grandmother Weber to see a performance of The Magic Flute .
4 It had been arranged that a trustworthy man would come then to collect him and take him to a safe house .
5 A man who was very friendly with another , or his senior kinsmen , could adopt a more expository technique : he would sit facing him and take his left hand ; as he made his points he would take his friend 's little finger , move it away from the others and hold it : ‘ first … ‘ then the next finger : ‘ second … ‘ ; until he had moved the digits all to one side , like beads on an abacus .
6 Milosu had always disliked his nephew , and he thought this would be a first-class chance to get rid of him and take his farm .
7 I look at him and take his hand .
8 They thanked him and took their leave .
9 Khrushchev lavished banquets , ballets and banter on him and took him tobogganing — then , with mysterious abruptness , withdrew his favours and gave the British a public drubbing over the Suez adventure and the Berlin question , where he was demanding the evacuation of allied troops .
10 Sure enough , someone met him and took him to the adjutant of No .
11 She drew back from him and took him at his word .
12 Marjorie went to him and took him on her lap .
13 He was on his feet , holding out his hand to Nick who went to him and took it trustingly .
14 He made coffee , then found the piece of paper Roxborough had given him and took it to the phone .
15 She smiled at him and took his arm .
16 I ran up to him and took his hand in mine .
17 I sat beside him and took his hand .
18 Suddenly the Persian came up behind him and took his arm .
19 She smiled happily at him and took his hand .
20 ‘ You see , Saul , how opportune has been your return ! ’ beamed Araminta , coming up to him and taking his flaccid hand between both her own .
21 The moment Owen had come in , however , he had waylaid him and taken him off behind the potted palms .
22 South Clwyd Coroner John Hughes said he had been impressed by the courage of the other crew members of the Warrior and medics who had pulled L Cpl Edwards from the vehicle , tried to resuscitate him and taken him to hospital .
23 A week before the overdose his wife Mary had left him and taken their two children with her .
24 I think he might have resisted the pressure her father was putting on him and taken whatever consequences there might have been , but for the prospect of fatherhood .
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