Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] he on the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 My belief is that Holyfield , who trades in quantity rather than quality when it comes to punches , will recover from the early storm , which could easily see him on the canvas , to win around the 10th .
2 Because if he treated her as her father had treated Odette , she knew she would not bear it so patiently , would not bless him on the day he finally left her , as Odette had done , but would go after him with a knife to hunt him down .
3 Unfortunately , the newspaper reporter did not press him on the point .
4 I said I 'd just tap him on the shoulder and say : ‘ It 's all right . ’
5 ‘ I keep telling him people ca n't see him on the radio . ’
6 ‘ I did n't meet him on the lane . ’
7 I did n't press him on the question of where the design had originated from , for his ready answer was ‘ off the top of my uncle 's head ’ .
8 She might even pass him on the way up !
9 Er with , with , you asked Martin about his dependants and he said he had n't got any but you did n't question him on the wife 's dependants , or his wife 's dependants .
10 Do not immediately put him on the lead , for this will reinforce the idea that when he comes back to you , he is immediately going to be taken home and , in future , will associate coming to you with the end of the walk or game .
11 For you can not even get him on the telephone .
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