Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [to-vb] him [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now Amsterdam seem to be willing to take him on despite the scandal , and are presenting him as an exciting and controversial figure , while many of his former colleagues in The Hague admire him , as do the public ; he is seen as decisive , inspiring and provocative . |
| 2 | He hoped the Frenchmen would be content to drive him away from the high road rather than pursue and capture him , but as he quickened the mare 's pace , so the Frenchman spurred their own horses . |
| 3 | ‘ Gazza has always been brilliant on the football field and it will be great to see him back after the long haul he 's had . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ It will be great to bring him back into the club , and his experience will help us . |
| 5 | I sipped cocoa , and wondered how and when I would be able to turn him out into the night again . |
| 6 | Thanks very much indeed Pat , and erm that brings me to the end of the lunch time phone in , in fact , the end of my stint on the lunch time phone in , because on Monday Bill will be back ; Bill Heine , so you 'll be able to join him just after the twelve o'clock news . |
| 7 | It had occurred to him that maybe , just maybe , they 'd be able to link him in with what he 'd done . |
| 8 | It was good to be able to put him well behind her . |
| 9 | Maybe one day we 'll be able to bring him out of the closet , give him a new identity , promote him to a senior vice president . ’ |
| 10 | The length of these umbilicals means that , in most cases , the tender can not tend the diver in the true sense , and may not be able to pull him back in an emergency . |
| 11 | a telephone call will tell you whether you 've the papers wo n't be drawn up but they will be able to tell him on through the phone whether it 's okay . |
| 12 | " I think it would be safer to keep him in for a bit longer . " |
| 13 | She 'd be wise to push him out of her mind — if this were at all possible — and before she made a complete idiot of herself . |