Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] him [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he says the payout ca n't begin to compensate him for the devastating effect the accident has had on his life . |
| 2 | You would n't mind if he married your daughter , but you would n't want to put him on the front page . |
| 3 | Grant felt a hammer blow strike him on the right breast and a searing pain in his right bicep . |
| 4 | Would you have made him into the working-class Christopher Fry ? |
| 5 | The self-confidence inspired by his Eton and Trinity background may have helped him in the several differences of opinion he has encountered in his life . |
| 6 | According to Constanze , he received the news with painful resignation , saying that the situation would have enabled him for the first time to have sufficient leisure to write what he wanted , and to justify his growing reputation ; but instead only death awaited him . |
| 7 | Had the batsman not ducked , the ball might have struck him in the solar plexus . |
| 8 | He was described as an enthusiastic , determined and well-turned-out soldier with leadership qualities which could have taken him to the top warrant officer rank . |
| 9 | I should prefer to watch him in the primeval forests of his native land , wielding an axe against some giant tree . |
| 10 | But there 's a big question mark over whether they could afford to keep him in the Third Division . |
| 11 | So I mean , I will continue to harass him through the twelve months if possible , because I think |
| 12 | ‘ In that case , ’ retorted Geoffrey , ‘ why did he agree to see him in the first place ? ’ |