Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [to-vb] him [adv] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Otley and I held on to him while Nigel searched for a large piece of wood to haul him out with , and in the meantime we had a close-up of the lush vegetation of the riverside : buttercups , forget-me-nots , dog roses and honeysuckle and the shy little water avens modestly hiding its peach-coloured face .
2 And for what purpose , with such a force , unless he had some word of power to lure him out of his castle ?
3 ‘ He 's been my guardian spirit for years and it 's interesting to be forced to suppress all my own creativity in order to copy him slavishly to the last detail .
4 Milton , the provost believed , should write to the collector of customs to have him tell the threatened tide waiter that he was in no danger , and at the same time secure an order for Main to cross to West Lothian for a few days , around the time of the burgh elections , in order to get him out of the way , for the election of the deacon of the wrights would turn on this single vote .
5 Millwall did not sign Goddard in time to put him straight into their side .
6 He seemed far too competent for life to catch him out in so trivial a way .
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