Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] him [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But no matter what path an observer followed , it would not be possible to provide him with stained-glass cinema . |
| 2 | The look she flicked him reminded him that this was one area where she would not appeal for his help ; she had been more than careful to protect him from any involvement with a drug-taking brother . |
| 3 | He believed , and Irina confirmed this , that Marcus had been , though initially hostile , glad to see him at Red Cottage because he was an acquaintance and someone to talk to . |
| 4 | On Dec. 30 , after finding Collor guilty of corruption and official misconduct , it voted by 76 votes to three to ban him from public office for eight years , a penalty identical to that for impeachment . |
| 5 | If he is unable to breathe spontaneously it would be cruel to subject him to positive pressure ventilation to prolong his life artificially . |
| 6 | I was able to accommodate him at each time , you follow what I mean . |
| 7 | It seemed that the Prime Minister was unable to dismiss her Chancellor , but was unable to invest him with full confidence either . |
| 8 | But Peyton 's heroics are unlikely to lead him to European glory . |
| 9 | Only with incredible luck , against all the odds , could he reasonably hope to make a safe exit from Russian soil and reach safe ground from which the Americans might be able to extricate him in one piece . |
| 10 | Gary became aware of YWAM as an organisation and that God might be able to use him in that organisation . |
| 11 | Bonanza Boy finished a remote eighth in the race and is 10lb worse off with Little Polveir but it is unwise to judge him on that performance which came at the end of a long season after some punishing contests . |
| 12 | Certainly , the Opposition will be only too pleased to support him in that respect . |
| 13 | At least , I am sure he has enough to recommend him , should — should any female be inclined to consider him in that light . ’ |
| 14 | There had to be something she could say , something sharp and snappy , tailor-made to disabuse him of that idea , but was n't it just typical that she could n't for the life of her think what it was ? |
| 15 | She had done her best to snub him on that occasion . |
| 16 | ‘ To howl down a man just because he happens to be out of form one day is often sufficient to discourage him for all time , ’ he told the Yorkshire Evening Post . |
| 17 | The landlord should include in the terms of engagement that the agent is liable to reimburse him for any penalty or interest arising from the agent 's error or late submission of information . |