Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] [not/n't] [verb] him [prep] " in BNC.

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1 But some fans might not forgive him for leaving .
2 An enemy could not approach him without being under his fire for the distance of more than a half-mile . ’
3 Even the after effects could not keep him from the final .
4 Even marriage could not cure him of all his anxieties , and it is salutary to remember that , in some situations , he was as frightened of other people as they were of him : he often seemed shy and hesitant in conversation still .
5 The old lady would n't reach him in that time ; but the assistant saw her swing her right arm forward , the hand clutching a furled umbrella by its ferrule. the crook of the umbrella hooked inside the front of the little boy 's blazer and hooked him like a fish from water out of the path of the skidding car .
6 The difference was that until 1688 loans had been made directly to the King : he ran the government as an extension of his private household and , although he was the richest individual in the country , he was in many ways just a private borrower like any other and a prudent lender would not trust him with a loan that would run for a long time .
7 The driver could n't find him at first as only the top of his helmet was visible .
8 Norwich manager Mike Walker insisted that Newman 's enforced lay-off would not force him into the transfer market .
9 He could not believe what he was hearing , but he knew that the General would not deceive him in these , or any other , circumstances .
10 So a boxer who is struck by his opponent can not sue him for battery .
11 Sir John Menzies had a recurrent dream , especially on the nights when his young wife would not have him in the bed beside her , or he had been drinking late , and he slept in the side bedroom , which was tall and narrow with two pistols perched on nails in the wall .
12 But Fogerty 's Hollywood dreams will not deter him from his other ambitions — such as becoming a League international just like his dad Terry .
13 Christ could not blame him for drinking .
14 As the living room of his end-terraced council house in Cherrywood Drive , Beith , Ayrshire , became a court , Mr McTear admitted that even the awful price of his former 60-a-day habit could not rid him of the temptation .
15 Political theories could not provide him with any answers .
16 He had nothing to give Merymose to take to Kenamun , and the priest-administrator would not thank him for information which cast suspicion on two of the most powerful men in the country .
17 Always doing a number about his screen image , about how audiences would not accept him as a thief , how audiences would only accept him as a fallen sinner — someone they could love . ’
18 They were quite convinced that if Jeopardy had not been quite so stunning to look at , most people would not like him at all because he was arrogant and cold .
19 Francesca would n't have him in the house when she knew he was on something .
20 ‘ I keep telling him people ca n't see him on the radio . ’
21 The hospital staff would n't thank him for provoking another .
22 He did n't want to sound too eager and knowledgeable , but Bruno would n't believe him as a country bumpkin .
23 He was out again early ; too early even for the car to have been ticketed yet , as he found when he got in and turned the engine over to be sure that the cold and damp of the early hours would n't leave him with any last-minute problems .
24 The build-up of frustration he had felt since he lost the part would not allow him to be silent .
25 And Miguelito could n't see him from the bank .
26 IG Metall 's members could not forgive him for gambling in a casino for capitalists .
27 Alan Dysart , the outspoken junior Defence minister , yesterday insisted that attempts on his life would not deter him from denouncing those seeking to overthrow democracy in Northern Ireland … .
28 But it is too soon for him to face the likes of Devon Malcolm , and Fletcher said the tour selectors would not consider him for the pipe opener in Faridabad .
29 Keegan 's bout of flu will not keep him from Ewood Park ( or spoil his 42nd birthday on Valentine 's Day ) when Newcastle will use north-east rivalry to combat Blackburn 's expensive strength .
30 I do not rightly understand how the medical men could not save him after the accident since you say the cut seemed small and did not appear to trouble him but I have heard that for the blood to be poisoned it takes only a pin-prick and that a cut where there is manure about can have this effect if not noticed .
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