Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] he " in BNC.

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1 It was easy to convince him of his worthlessness-to make him believe he was capable of such an act .
2 The more battles and the more kills an Orc has under his belt the more respect he earns from other Orcs , the more his enemies fear him , and the happier he will be .
3 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 .
4 Free from injury and in the mood , his vast array of skills make him one of the most feared attackers in the modern game .
5 If Ackerley derived any satisfaction from this rough , rackety , frustrated life it was in his work at The Listener , where his enlightened editorial policies make him sound like a reviewer 's dream ( he telephoned contributors at midnight to query the removal of a comma ) .
6 The report says ‘ Mr Zappala 's … experience … along with his civic activities make him an ideal candidate for the US embassy ’ .
7 Guilty because the authorities declare him guilty , a man must still be able to furnish pretexts for that guilt …
8 Wright 's combination of autocracy , determination to advance and understand medical science , love of logic and new words , contempt for women , and occasional humility make him one of the most fascinating characters in the history of therapeutic progress .
9 At the end of 1978 , when he realized the danger that Khomeini was inflicting on the Shah from France , Marenches say he tried to have him expelled from the country .
10 That is , I shall argue that the power/knowledge assumptions which form the very basis of Bourdieu 's conceptual framework place him much closer to Foucault and the postmodernist end of the theoretical spectrum .
11 Mr Collett 's employers say he was a first class driver .
12 I was glad to hear Lord Belstead say he would not use internment .
13 And none of the giants want him . ’
14 Keeper Eric Thorstvedt was outstanding but insists he does n't know if Spurs want him to stay .
15 Start teaching him to read so he 'll behave like the experts say he should ?
16 ‘ There are these witnesses in the Rosy Crown pub say they heard Tim Cheever say he 'd like to clear the Pitts away , and a man who says he heard Flo Coster say , Do it with poison .
17 An eventful match for the recalled David Gower say him become England 's most-capped player and , with this boundary off Aqib , England 's highest runscorer , surpassing Geoff Boycott 's old record
18 He used to work twelve hour twelve , thirteen hour shift he worked .
19 He said : ‘ I want to know from the Chancellor why the Ministerial rules were not observed ; why the Law Officers were not informed immediately of the legal action which cost the taxpayer £4,700 ; whether the Prime Minister was consulted as the rules suggest he should be — and whether the permanent secretary to the Treasury was told about the source of the gift of the £18,000 . ’
20 The Russians say he was spying .
21 But that 's what the rules say he must look like , which seems to be a problem with just about every branch of equestrian sport .
22 Bureaucracy and red tape make him angrier than almost anything else .
23 When Nigel went into the Left Arts Review he found that a good review of Eleanor 's book was ready and waiting .
24 The early starts were a disadvantage , but Charles had minimized that by staying with Miles and Juliet and having the car pick him up at six .
25 Nevertheless there was one event of this year which seemed to lift such worries front him , and to help cure all his infirmities except that of age .
26 Let them think him high-handed ; he was damned if he was going to let this greasy television pundit push him about .
27 We are lucky to have such an eminent man on call , and the drivers trust him absolutely as I 'm sure you know . ’
28 Probably Rossi was suggested by the Barberini brothers on account of the preponderantly spectacular nature of his earlier Palazzo incantato , but in Orfeo he revealed genuine expressive power , above all in Euridice 's arias in the second scene of Act II , the exquisite trio of dryads ‘ Dormite , begliocchi ’ ( are working of a movement from the serenata , ‘ Horche in notturna pace ’ ) , the chorus of nymphs ‘ Ah ! piangete ’ following her death , and Orfeo 's great lament in Act II before the Bacchantes tear him to pieces .
29 The RFFS person saw the crashed aircraft front he control room and drove to the scene in a spare vehicle .
30 For this , Italian fanzines make him a perfect Italian boy ( ‘ Mamma is my true sweetheart ’ — Max Magazine ) .
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