Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] him [adv] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she terrified him , because he wanted her and he liked having that grave face near him , and she was willing to have him even with the ghosts crowding at his shoulder . |
| 2 | From there , if and when it became possible , he would be taken to the castle at Soragna where the Principessa Meli Lupi was prepared to take him on in the guise of a gardener — a refugee who had been rendered deaf and dumb in the bombing of Milan . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | He found another vessel whose captain ( a Scot ) was prepared to sign him on for the voyage to New York . |
| 5 | AT LEAST Barnet players could always turn to Barry Fry , but now he 's gone , they are prepared to follow him out of the club in a mass exodus . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | But Mr Endara is probably relieved to see him off to a US prison . |
| 8 | It 's almost impossible to put him down in the tackle , and there are few players about who you an say that . |
| 9 | She told Julia only that the doctor had been wonderful in finding her son and in promising to let him live in the Campo San Maurizio . |
| 10 | We worked very hard to get him out of the Soviet Union — well , you know all that , Mr Carpenter will have told you , and he will have told you what went wrong … ’ |
| 11 | Even then fitness-fanatic Mr Bush is likely to drag him out for an early morning swim . |
| 12 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ It will be great to bring him back into the club , and his experience will help us . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | A year ago she 'd have been able to race him out to the ketch , maybe even climbed on deck and dived off … |
| 16 | I sipped cocoa , and wondered how and when I would be able to turn him out into the night again . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . ’ |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Now if your lad could tell us just where he was , while he was supposed to be at Longner , and better still , bring us a witness to confirm it , that would go far to get him out of the mire . ’ |
| 21 | No-one 's got to go very far to take him down to the beach . |
| 22 | With Goodman 's hamstring injury certain to keep him out of the weekend 's home clash with Brentford , Colquhoun looks set to be handed another chance to prove himself to the fans . |
| 23 | The injuries are almost certain to keep him out of the Christmas cracker match at the National Ground on Monday and hand his two biggest rivals for the Welsh No 10 jersey the chance to shine . |
| 24 | She was obviously humouring him , anxious to get him safely into the sitting room . |
| 25 | ‘ It 's right to hand him back to the government of the country to which he belongs in the expectation that he will be properly treated and if he has committed a war crime he would be tried accordingly , ’ Lord Aldington replied . |
| 26 | Though it was n't a difficult test , it was sufficient to distract him temporarily from the fear . |