Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [vb base] him [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | She knew he was fobbing her off , but she accepted it ; she was willing to sit in the back seat and let him do the driving . |
2 | Do not give your camera to a passing stranger and ask him to take a picture of you , so many times it has happened that the stranger has then run off with it . |
3 | The choice of a tie will not make a dullard shine at work or help him get the girl of his dreams . |
4 | ‘ The days must go when they can wake up a judge at dead of night , give him a drop of brandy , show him a headline from The Sun and get him to sign an injunction , ’ Mr Todd said . |
5 | Make contact with the chairman of the Uses Committee and press him to place the church in the hands of the local office of one of the national estate agents . |
6 | Pass your list to your expert and ask him to check the points out for you . |
7 | It would n't have occurred to you to leave Adam in peace and let him have a well-deserved weekend off , would it ? |
8 | ‘ There 's another legacy of £1,000 , this time to his friend Martin Burger , ‘ more than enough for that new pair of spectacles which I hope may improve his judgement and help him to see the obvious . ’ |
9 | A tube of Winsor blue for Alan Tate , spectacles for Burger … ‘ which I hope may improve his judgement and help him to see the obvious . ’ |
10 | He said : ‘ Clay County wrenched the muscles in his quarters when dropping his hind legs in the water jump at Nottingham , so we decided to give the Cheltenham Festival a miss and let him have a long break . |
11 | He hoped the young man would relapse into muteness and leave him to read the privilege and privacy imbedded in this landscape , to note the pampered thoroughbreds grazing beyond the fences and glimpse their owners ' residences tucked down driveways discreetly screened by firs . |
12 | And he had to admit that it was a clever plan to winkle Nader Nadirpur out of his hiding place and force him to tell the truth . |
13 | His father had promised to drive him to the meeting and watch him get the award . |
14 | I instantly regret my indiscretion and beg him to keep the news to himself . |
15 | MacDonald declared that he would at once see the King and advise him to hold a conference on the following morning attended by Baldwin , Samuel and himself . |
16 | Walsh added : ‘ I expect James 's ankle to be right but I 'll probably start him from the bench and let him make an explosive entrance . |
17 | ( If there is a problem and the cogs still will not spin , then take them to your dealer/mechanic and get him to have a look for you . ) |
18 | And oh , how she 'd love to use that choice and tell him to take a hike , she thought longingly . |
19 | He gave her a look of amused speculation and she was glad to sit in her corner and leave him to get the drinks . |
20 | Well all you really could do was say , well you 'll have to ask your doctor and get him to have a talk with your husband . |
21 | Will the Queen summon the leader of the largest single party to the Palace and ask him to form a government ? |
22 | Place the loop of the rope on your volunteer 's right arm and tell him to place an arm in his pocket . |
23 | He prepares to do so , and only when it is clear that he will obey the divine command does God at the last moment spare his son and tell him to kill a sheep instead . |