Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [to-vb] him [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 At the most he could try to plead some implied term into the contract that the goods would last for a reasonable time after delivery to allow him a reasonable period of trouble-free use .
2 The script had him deliver a line that was in sharp contrast to most of the seemingly right-wing reactionary statements he was making whenever a camera was n't turning or when a curtain was not up : ‘ Extraordinary theory — you bend a child double in order to give him an upright character . ’
3 Until early in the eighteenth century , moreover , foreign diplomats when given audience by the sultan were expected to wear a Turkish-style robe over their normal clothing in order to spare him the repellent sight of European dress .
4 ‘ He claims that I employed him as an assistant in order to find him a real job . ’
5 We want him for a month on loan to give him a proper chance . ’
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