Example sentences of "him and [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Topknot spread his arms above him and muttered something at the sky . |
| 2 | They also lay down beside him and pressed their bodies against his to heat him . |
| 3 | His mother came in , fell on her knees in front of him and pressed him to her ; She was gasping and shuddering . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The men surged round him and jostled themselves to a standstill . |
| 6 | His mother had encouraged it , over-indulged him and assured him that he always came first . |
| 7 | Shales picked up one of the newspapers in front of him and pitched it down the table in Dowd 's direction . |
| 8 | Napoleon despised him and exploited him because he guessed his motives and could not take seriously his defence of Spanish independence . |
| 9 | ‘ Everyone in the area knew him and followed him everywhere , as he was well known for bringing provisions and medical supplies . |
| 10 | Michael took the case from him and led him away to the hired car . |
| 11 | At 10 o'clock , as Jackson walked past Sauchiehall Street Station , a stranger spoke to him and led him away . |
| 12 | A pack leader saw the police in hot pursuit , called six Sturmabteilungen to him and led them into the stadium . |
| 13 | He had brought his telescope ashore with him and mounted it in the little dormer window high up under the eaves of the steep-pitched east-facing gable of his house . |
| 14 | Hayling had seemed unusually pleased to see him and offered him some champagne . |
| 15 | Election and investiture had been accomplished in a confused way when the king nominated him and offered him the pastoral staff , round which the bishops pressed Anselm 's resisting fingers . |
| 16 | John Dalton eventually elicited the truth of his identity from him and offered him sanctuary as a hermit in his own home ( perhaps Richard had been reconnoitring in his disappearance before dinner ) and at his own expense . |
| 17 | Twice Michael had lashed out at him and hurt him , only to be contrite and loving in the next breath . |
| 18 | You could kick him and hurt him , you could hit him on the face and on the eyes so that he could n't see , but he 'd still manage to torment you . |
| 19 | All the people who had taunted him and hurt him and confused him and denied him . |
| 20 | He threw her away from him and flung himself flat on the ground as Liartes ' dragon thundered by , leaving another smoking scar across the turf . |
| 21 | I pulled the coat off him and flung it onto the hawthorn bushes where it rested upside down , spilling the contents of the torn pockets . |
| 22 | Albert Tailors , in the shape of old Mr Albert himself , took one look at him and channelled him to the Teens Room , which was festooned with guitars and pictures of pop singers . |
| 23 | In the empty streets we finally flagged down a taxi , prostrated ourselves before him and persuaded him to drive to the hitherto uncharted climes of Muswell Hill . |
| 24 | Even as he hacked his way free more tentacles looped around him and dragged him into the filth . |
| 25 | The Oxfam man took pity on him and brought him a pair from stock . |
| 26 | But , generally , Ollie seemed to have been good for him and brought his character out a lot . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | I gave chase , passed him and brought us home to victory . |
| 29 | Miranda faced him and schooled her features . |
| 30 | Despite his trying to stop her , her hungry kiss sought his mouth , tasted him and tested him . |