Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] him [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Would n't want to meet him on a dark night , ’ breathed Arthur , trying to make light of the incident . |
| 2 | But he says the payout ca n't begin to compensate him for the devastating effect the accident has had on his life . |
| 3 | You would n't mind if he married your daughter , but you would n't want to put him on the front page . |
| 4 | For example , while the newcomers may fail to understand the skill and local status of the farm worker , they do not wish to treat him as a social outcast — this would run counter to the notion of community with which many newcomers strongly identify . |
| 5 | I should prefer to watch him in the primeval forests of his native land , wielding an axe against some giant tree . |
| 6 | But there 's a big question mark over whether they could afford to keep him in the Third Division . |
| 7 | So I mean , I will continue to harass him through the twelve months if possible , because I think |
| 8 | Maybe someone bold enough to improvise like that would even take the risk of getting himself really knocked out and dropped in the water , knowing I could n't fail to find him in a few minutes . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ In that case , ’ retorted Geoffrey , ‘ why did he agree to see him in the first place ? ’ |