Example sentences of "him and [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Only when Maisie came to hold him and soothe his fears did he feel safe . |
| 4 | In several states the personal staff of the foreign minister , chosen by him and handling his correspondence and interviews , was a formally distinct entity . |
| 5 | 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 ! |
| 6 | He fancied in his exhaustion that the devil had taken bodily form to keep close by him and seize his soul . |
| 7 | But , generally , Ollie seemed to have been good for him and brought his character out a lot . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | It tormented him and tested his sanity to breaking point . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | She eased away from him and unzipped his boots , tugging them off before sliding the leathers down over his long legs . |
| 12 | Now , hold it out towards him and tickle his chest . ’ |
| 13 | Regardless of your personal feelings towards the Chairman , you must afford him the utmost respect in addressing him and obeying his rulings . |
| 14 | The shapechanger sensed him and cloaked his thoughts . |
| 15 | Jacob thought at first , perhaps , that he was wrestling with a brother intent on killing him and getting his revenge . |
| 16 | She smiled at him and felt his quickening interest . |
| 17 | She looked at him and felt his pain , but he had shut her out again . |
| 18 | Once again she leaned against him and felt his hands clasped at her back . |
| 19 | She reached out to touch him and felt his body tense . |
| 20 | She leaned across to pull the door shut after him and felt his warm breath on her cheek . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Maybe they both happened at once but from that moment everything was dreamlike and wonderful , I lost count of time as I sat there while the breathing became deep and regular and the animal began to he aware of his surroundings ; and by the time he started to look around him and twitch his tail tentatively I realized suddenly that I was stiff-jointed and almost frozen to the spot . |
| 23 | Then two others beside him prodded him and rolled his head back . |
| 24 | Little Master cups ( figs. 50–1 ) had gone out of fashion before a new type : a short stemmed , deep-bowled vessel without offset lip , perhaps invented by Exekias ; at least the earliest we have is decorated by him and bears his name as potter ( fig. 96 ) . |
| 25 | Bigwig , still trailing his horrible , smooth peg , staggered up to him and touched his nose with his own . |
| 26 | When I was ready I went and stood beside him and touched his shadow-stained tired face and said , " You look dead , Toby . |
| 27 | I 've brought you some teal ’ She put the cup down on the floor beside him and touched his shoulder . |
| 28 | She moved close to him and touched his cheek . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |