Example sentences of "[noun sg] [modal v] [verb] him [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A female that moves in with an already paired male must share him with the other females . |
| 2 | When he was ready , the wind would take him off the beach . |
| 3 | Further and/or alternatively , the judge said that under the provisions of article 13 of the Convention he considered that there was a grave risk that the return of the child would place him in an intolerable situation , and said that on that ground also he would have declined to order the return of the child . |
| 4 | Joyce did not suppose that German nationality would protect him in the event of a Nazi defeat . |
| 5 | Although upon return to Canada for what might prove to be no more than a temporary visit the mother 's situation might be unsatisfactory and she might suffer discomfort or perhaps even hardship , there is no evidence that there is a risk , let alone a great one , that the child 's return would place him in a situation which is intolerable . |
| 6 | And all I 'm thinking is , for God 's sake let's get him off the premises . |
| 7 | Edberg 's rise to No 2 , although a welcome gesture from Wimbledon in recognition of his two titles , could backfire , with the chance that today 's draw could place him in the same half as former champions Boris Becker and Michael Stich . |
| 8 | Telling a man the simple truth could reduce him to a wreck , so that , on the whole , she held her punches and her tongue , knowing how deeply she could wound . |
| 9 | He was more confident than his first ‘ angel ’ that heaven would provide him with the best of both worlds , and he wrote jauntily to his second wife that he had prayed that |
| 10 | There were times when his grandma or his aunties made trouble for him behind his back , or when someone would comment on his lack of height and Sweetheart would punish him for the embarrassment he caused her . |
| 11 | But he could not move and , even if he had been able to , he knew that the Robemaker could fell him in a breath-space by sorcery . |
| 12 | Slightly perplexed , but fascinated , I invited him to elaborate and he outlined how , since arriving in London in 1961 at the age of 9 , he had been rocked by the awareness that his colour could place him in a position of possible — or probable — disadvantage . |
| 13 | No , very few , erm in Lane , which is now in an estate agent 's parlance , erm a desirable part of the town , they used to be Mr the local the solicitor , of Castlegate , and his wife used to drive him to the station , to catch the train to Nottingham . |
| 14 | Nuadu knew that the Robemaker would put him to the treadmills ; that he would be forced to work at powering the Silver Looms to weave the Robemaker 's enchantments . |
| 15 | Either Mr Putt settle his long-standing and substantial account , or the tailor would take him to the debtor 's court . |
| 16 | Familiarity with the area may blind him to the obvious . |
| 17 | However , if the patient has learned to make steps safely , but still tends to overuse his normal side , the physiotherapist may supply him with a high stick to help him to balance better . |
| 18 | However , any observer who remained outside the black hole would not be affected by this failure of predictability , because neither light nor any other signal could reach him from the singularity . |
| 19 | The arrangement would bring him into the same stable as Hackett menswear , and people who mix in such circles believe that Lagerfeld , who designs for Chanel and Fendi , will also work for Chloe , Dunhill 's fashion label . |
| 20 | Colin Jelf knew victory would take him within a whisker of becoming British champion . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | The present exhibition will reveal him as an artist of greater variety and mood , in turn sinister , subversive , scatalogical and humorous , with interests in music and performance as well as the fine arts . |
| 23 | Instinctively she knew that one false move on her part would turn him into a dangerous animal bent on her destruction . |
| 24 | Only thing was his Mum would take him to the opticians again . |
| 25 | Her presence would help him through the waiting hours of the night . |
| 26 | The breadth of Montagnier 's assignment — to examine social and public health issues as well as current research — has prompted speculation that the government may appoint him to a new position of national AIDS coordinator . |
| 27 | The voice was Coleridge 's , arguing that although the war had been costly to the rich , it had left them much ; ‘ but a PENNY taken from the pocket of a poor man might deprive him of a dinner ’ . |
| 28 | By Edward 's reign it was usual for the monarch to extract from a newly elected bishop or abbot a pension of about 3 or 5 marks for a royal servant until such time as the prelate could promote him to a suitable living . |
| 29 | If the hon. Member for Monklands , West ( Mr. Clarke ) had any confidence that he would be in government , he would know that the Bill would provide him with the power to decide when to establish the council . |
| 30 | A couple of hours ' leisurely stroll would get him to the Georgian capital shortly before dusk fell . |