Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [to-vb] he [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had been impossible to thwart him under the glare of media attention back at the restaurant , and she was still trying to decide how to deal with the situation if he wanted to come in with her when they reached her apartment — and she knew he would want to . |
| 2 | ‘ They 're likely to charge him over the weekend , so Gerry was tipping me the wink there 's no story for us . |
| 3 | He 's only groggy , not out , but you 're able to secure him to the bed with the other set of handcuffs and the leather straps from the same drawer the hood came from . |
| 4 | But if you see the top man around the business you are able to look him in the eye and tell whether you can trust him or not . |
| 5 | She wished that she had been able to spot him in the crowd . |
| 6 | Er I felt , I 've been after Danny for nearly twelve months to come see and not been able to get him on the night I want him the only night he was able , was available was I think it was one night when we had something else on I ca n't remember what it was . |
| 7 | England captains must not do things like that , but they had not been able to sack him at the time because of the provocation he had been under ; now that he had stepped out of line again he gave them a heaven-sent opportunity to administer the axe . |
| 8 | If he put up a scheme , you would be willing to follow him to the ends of the earth to ensure its fulfilment . |
| 9 | Dr Mackintosh had left for the weekend , but Dr Lange , the literary one , would be free to see him in the morning . |
| 10 | While we have examined Oakeshott as a conservative thinker therefore we must be careful to distinguish him from the religious conservatism of Burke and from the mainstream forms of conservatism which Huntington identified in the aristocratic and situational theories as ideological defences of the ancien régime or of established institutions . |
| 11 | ‘ I ca n't remember riding for Jonjo before , but it would be great to get him off the mark and this horse certainly has a bit of a chance , ’ smiled Willie who is closing fast on another century . |
| 12 | If he himself has not paid for them then the person who sold him the goods will be able to sue him for the price but will have lost any chance of recovering the goods . |
| 13 | Once he hits on the right track he should be able to follow him to the place where he leaves the food and then watch who picks it up . |
| 14 | The anti-terrorist branch were looking hard at MacQuillan 's political life , but Wickham knew someone who would certainly be able to tell him about the dead man 's business life . |
| 15 | If he did , every honest man in London would be proud to report him to the police . |
| 16 | It was crossing their minds that it might be safer to leave him in the car , but they had to consider whether they could trust him not to steal it . |
| 17 | If she could not find Charles in the hotel , she would be obliged to seek him within the conference building . |
| 18 | On waking I had a look at Nigel and then telephoned Alan , to find out when he would be ready to drive him to the crematorium mortuary . |
| 19 | Indeed , many of John 's contemporaries were prepared to regard him as the Messiah . |
| 20 | They were glad to have him in the gang and he was delighted to be among them . |
| 21 | Sometimes , when he thought about that day , as he did occasionally , it occurred to him that this was the first instance of railways being able to distract him from the pains of life . |
| 22 | The hon. Member for Gravesham ( Mr. Arnold ) said the same yesterday , but Ministers were unable to enlighten him about the method that might be used . |
| 23 | He is surprisingly slow to begin talking , but a good walker , and we were able to take him to the canal where there were ducks , swans , horses and icy puddles to interest him , so that was fine . |
| 24 | He was looking at outdoor cold stress and we were able to tell him about the extent of the particular housing problem in Scotland and how people could only afford to heat one room . |
| 25 | They were able to rescue him from the slurry within 15 minutes . |
| 26 | At Aintree he beat The Thinker just over seven lengths and is due to meet him on the same terms , although Jimmy Frost , his rider , may put up a pound or two more than the minimum 10st . |
| 27 | There is , indeed , so much vigour in the playing that it is hard to credit him with the age the dictionaries seem to agree on ( he was six months short of his 75th birthday when he made these recordings ) . |
| 28 | At Edgbaston , in his early days , it is hard to recall him as the skinny lad in wire spectacles who tried too hard to bowl at medium pace , and when he became depressed at his form , came out in eczema rashes and asthma wheezes . |
| 29 | ‘ While we 're on a run , it 's better to have him on the bench . |
| 30 | Bishops Hall doing it nicely under Brad and it 's good to see him in the saddle today because he was offered the ride on Morley Street but he 'd already said yes and he 's a man of his word and he agreed to ride this horse . |