Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] he [prep] his [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All manner of villain tries to tempt him , divert him , or separate him from his small savings . |
| 2 | Dr John Foley would have been proud to drive his eldest son up to Earlsfort Terrace and wave him into his first day at university . |
| 3 | James and the Nazarean hierarchy send their own missionaries in his wake , to undo his preaching and compromise him with his own converts — for Paul , by now , is preaching something very different from what the Nazareans themselves , under Jesus 's brother , have sanctioned . |
| 4 | and pluck him from his halcyon pied-a-terre ? |
| 5 | ‘ Oh Lord , look down upon this sinful child in his wickedness and lead him from his evil ways into righteousness If he is tempted again , remind him of the pains of Thy Hell , the torment and burning , so that he may quiver in his wretched flesh and repent in his immortal soul … |
| 6 | George would take the credit for all Tom 's successes and blame him for his own failures . |
| 7 | We should not blame him for being a man of his time but commend him for his remarkable vision and altruism . |
| 8 | But ask him about his particular interests and proudest possessions , and his reply will be underpinned by a reverence and fondness undisturbed by the passage of years . |