Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] him [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The popularity of Taylor 's devotional books , his sufferings for the Church , his piety , engaging manner , and contacts in influential Royalist circles might have been expected to qualify him for high preferment in the restored Church in 1660 . |
| 2 | Then slowly her sense of humour began to reassert itself and she was able to laugh , remembering the look of amazement on his handsome , hawklike face when she 'd threatened to report him for sexual harassment . |
| 3 | For he knew what Susan had done to present him with this daughter , his beautiful Kate , born just 12 years ago , six months after Simon had left their village . |
| 4 | And we 've got to include him in some crime as soon as we can . |
| 5 | An obstacle to Buchan 's transfer was that he would lose income from his Sunderland shop , and the deal was delayed for two months while ‘ under-the-counter ’ terms were agreed to compensate him for this loss . |
| 6 | Gqozo told the conference that the neo-Nazi Afrikaner Resistance Movement ( AWB ) had promised to provide him with military support if the ANC again entered Ciskei [ see p. 39078-79 ] . |
| 7 | Donaldson read the form through and signed it ; only his silence was needed to keep him from all liability . |
| 8 | They can not imagine him as a Prime Minister , and they can not imagine that the British public can be persuaded to elect him to that post . |
| 9 | Should he mirror his international form at St James ' Park , manager Kevin Keegan may be tempted to restore him to first choice goalkeeper . |
| 10 | Matchsticks would have been the last one at the Pessarane Behesht camp he would have chosen to accompany him on this mission . |
| 11 | He must be a fine horseman since Stephen had chosen to employ him as head groom . |