Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] him see " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fighting an impulse to back away , Gina forced herself to hold her ground , refusing to let him see how his nearness made the hairs on the back of her neck rise in anticipation of conflict . |
| 2 | Refusing to let him see any trace of fear in her eyes , she squared up to him , pride stiffening her spine . |
| 3 | To her horror she felt the sting of tears in her eyes and looked away again , refusing to let him see her moment of weakness . |
| 4 | Even that slight contact sent a shudder through her body , but she fought it , refusing to let him see how he could move her . |
| 5 | It would n't do to let him see her relief and gratitude . |
| 6 | ‘ Then you 'll have to make him see sense if I ca n't , Alice . |
| 7 | Temperament and conviction combined to make him see this moment , not as one of intriguing human possibilities , but as one offering an unofficial means to an official end . |
| 8 | Unfortunately , Jens and Hanne are dairy farmers and can not spend time away from their stock to find him and try to make him see sense . ’ |
| 9 | Every time she shouted at him or reacted to something he had said , it seemed to reveal something she had never meant to let him see . |
| 10 | If she had only tried to make him see … |
| 11 | ‘ She 's right , ’ said Dad , somewhat magisterially , when I went to him later and told him what she 'd said , trying to make him see how demented it was . |
| 12 | She loved this man , and he seemed determined , because of some misplaced sense of responsibility , to keep them together , yet she was trying to make him see that it just could n't be — for his own sake . |
| 13 | There are certain files I refuse to let him see . |
| 14 | Some dragon of a receptionist refused to let him see her boss without an appointment . |
| 15 | ‘ Well , that 's the first thing we have to make him see , then we need to get him to come in for regular counselling sessions . ’ |