Example sentences of "[vb infin] he [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The elder has been in Normandy for four years now , Stephen can hardly count him as the staunch supporter he used to be . ’ |
| 2 | Buchanan 's Triangles clubmate Mark Tosh pushed hard to try and catch him on the five-mile run but the Derry man won in a time of 1.28.52 . |
| 3 | What the charity groups think of him is hardly going to make or break him in the operatic world . ’ |
| 4 | At Gorbachev 's side stood Marshall Dmitri Yazov , the defence minister who would later betray him in the attempted coup . |
| 5 | Since then , communism has fallen , and his once-faithful compatriots will no longer welcome him with the same fervour when he arrives for his fourth visit on June 1st . |
| 6 | And hearing him Minch was pleased , for she saw that he was learning to understand others and would be ready for the harder lessons she would give him in the coming year . |
| 7 | ‘ I had arranged with Sister Stevens that on the next occasion that Len presented with either a hangover or a stomach upset I would refer him to the occupational health centre where they would suggest counselling , as I believed Len was becoming a danger to himself and everyone else . ’ |
| 8 | Rory could see him through the open door as he crossed from the bungalow , through the yard of machinery and tractors , and into the business block . |
| 9 | I can see him through the open bar . |
| 10 | One day soon she would see him for the last time . |
| 11 | We did not see him as the spineless vicar that Fielding turned him into in Shamela . |
| 12 | ‘ Why not go and see him in the proper way instead of lurking around by night ? ’ |
| 13 | I mean for example if they walked in the room right now I 'm sure you 'd introduce me so I 'm really saying is look can you give me a telephone number , I 'll give them a chat and in fact , by the way , if you do see him within the next couple of days or so please give him a shout , let me know that you 've been quite excited about some of the ideas that I 've shown you this evening , I wan na do the same thing for him , you know , nothing gained nothing ventured nothing lost . |
| 14 | She was watching him so intently as he bit into it that he began to wonder if Smallfry was right to fear she would poison him at the slightest opportunity . |
| 15 | All the techniques in taekwondo are flexible and allow the practitioner to change his mind at the last minute as to which block or punch will provide him with the best defence or counter-attack . |
| 16 | However , Barbarossa was still suspicious of the leader of the Guelphs , and when he resolved to go on crusade he ordered that Henry must either follow him to the Holy Land or return to exile in England for a further three years . |
| 17 | Mr Pozsgay 's popularity ensures that if he stands , no one will defeat him in the presidential election . |
| 18 | The tradesman who put him there knew this , and hoped that by being removed to such unfamiliar and unpleasant surroundings his debtor would soon see the sense of agreeing to do what would immediately return him to the comparative comfort of his own home , namely to surrender , in settlement of his debt , the real estate which the law did not allow the trader to touch . |
| 19 | There was a moment , as she felt the release from the flimsy protection of her undergarments , when it seemed as if something yet might stop him in the tidal wave of passion , but his intention overwhelmed any such hesitation , and with a moan of desire she put herself entirely into his hands . |
| 20 | Not until he was five years old did Endill meet him for the first time . |
| 21 | ‘ Hopefully we 'll meet him in the Premier League next season . ’ |
| 22 | Why , one wonders , did they fire him in the first place ? |
| 23 | Less than a year later he was embarked on a career which would take him from the industrial grime of Taibach into films and on to the West End with hardly a pause for breath . |
| 24 | So you could , yeah , you 've got his telephone number anyway , so you can also phone him at the same time . |
| 25 | Just hope the potters do n't sell him before the next leg |
| 26 | I reject the hon. Gentleman 's criticism , and I can reassure him on the present position . |
| 27 | Well , I can tell you something ; I 'm on my own in this house from now on and I shall see to her bathing , and should he attempt to stop me , I 've told him what I 'll do ; I 'll brain him with the first thing I get my hands on . |
| 28 | If Dad is a war movie buff you could treat him to the classic Bridge Over The River Kwai . |
| 29 | The child who is abused or belittled will often , when an adult , seek out others who will treat him in the same way as this fits in with his inner image of himself . |
| 30 | But he pledged last night that he would still be leading the team for tomorrow 's League game at Darlington even if Flashman does sack him for the third time in a year . |