Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] him [adv] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Kenna — full of hope — tried to bring him back to life by applying the magic wild herb known as moly , but the moment the juice touched the body it was turned into a snowdrop . ’ |
| 2 | D'Arcy hated to bring him down to earth , but it had to be done . |
| 3 | He seized the demented man round the shoulders and began to drag him back to safety . |
| 4 | it was at this crisis point that the tour management decided to send him back to school — to Alf Gover 's famous establishment for an intensive three-day course . |
| 5 | Then he wrote to Mike for more ‘ counselling ’ , whereupon Mike offered to coach him back to fitness — on the telephone . |
| 6 | I had to tag him on to group deals as a makeweight — you know , like the contract I did for twelve of my players with UK Airlines . |
| 7 | He was a bright child ; my father intended to send him off to school properly when the time came , and had already started him learning the alphabet . |