Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] him [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | David was urged on by Beth 's insistence that he ‘ talk some sense into the boy , or watch him go from bad to worse ’ . |
| 2 | He leaned and peered a little , but not from any weakness of the eyes , rather out of a fixed suspicion that caused him to study with narrow attention all who came near him , and especially strangers . |
| 3 | He fought four times for his seat on Southampton council before winning it : a result that encouraged him to move into national politics . |
| 4 | He admits the scheme cramped his dress sense and made him sweat at official functions , but he hopes he has given the people of Hawick ‘ a sense of purpose , pride and awareness of the quality of world-class knitwear they produce ’ . |
| 5 | His right shoulder crashes forward as he spins , to jolt me off balance and let him come in close . |
| 6 | Their hatred of Wilson and their determination to undermine him had become legendary and earned him support in unexpected places . |
| 7 | One held a knife to his throat while forcing him to drive to nearby Hackney . |