Example sentences of "him and [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.

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1 They also lay down beside him and pressed their bodies against his to heat him .
2 If the fall had n't killed him , the large diamond of glass he 'd brought with him and impaled his neck on certainly had .
3 If a harem is travelling alone and encounters an all-male group , the male then faces the risk that adult males from the group will attack him and usurp his reproductive role .
4 Only when Maisie came to hold him and soothe his fears did he feel safe .
5 In several states the personal staff of the foreign minister , chosen by him and handling his correspondence and interviews , was a formally distinct entity .
6 Perhaps unconsciously I willingly let myself be fooled , just in order to please him and keep our relationship going .
7 On 17 June 1952 a Fellow of Magdalene College walked down Trinity Street in Cambridge and was suddenly aware of the regius professor of divinity waddling ahead of him and throwing his arms about and muttering gloomily to himself , ‘ Hell !
8 He fancied in his exhaustion that the devil had taken bodily form to keep close by him and seize his soul .
9 But , generally , Ollie seemed to have been good for him and brought his character out a lot .
10 Half-blinded by the glare , Manville picked out two black shapes moving towards him and brought his gun up quickly , thumbing off the safety catch .
11 Miranda faced him and schooled her features .
12 Marrying him was one thing ; loving him and defying her family and Father Dowd had taken more courage and determination than she knew was in her .
13 It tormented him and tested his sanity to breaking point .
14 Making the best of the situation , Arden-Clarke invited Nkrumah to meet him and submit his list of names for the majority of the Executive Council who would now become Ministers .
15 She eased away from him and unzipped his boots , tugging them off before sliding the leathers down over his long legs .
16 Now , hold it out towards him and tickle his chest . ’
17 Standing close to him in the hallway , she looked up at him and bit her lip .
18 Shelley smiled at him and wagged her finger .
19 The current took the dinghy immediately and started it on its way downstream , and I edged past Harry into the stern space behind him and retrieved my piece of pole .
20 Regardless of your personal feelings towards the Chairman , you must afford him the utmost respect in addressing him and obeying his rulings .
21 He caught hold of the two nearest him and knocked their heads together , kicked two more and grabbed the ringleaders .
22 The shapechanger sensed him and cloaked his thoughts .
23 Impatiently , Cleo turned away from him and directed her attention back to Apanage 's machinations .
24 Jacob thought at first , perhaps , that he was wrestling with a brother intent on killing him and getting his revenge .
25 She smiled at him and felt his quickening interest .
26 She looked at him and felt his pain , but he had shut her out again .
27 Once again she leaned against him and felt his hands clasped at her back .
28 She reached out to touch him and felt his body tense .
29 She leaned across to pull the door shut after him and felt his warm breath on her cheek .
30 And as she pressed against him and felt his passion stirring , and saw the depth of emotion that shone from his eyes , Shiona knew beyond a doubt that his promise was true .
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