Example sentences of "[vb base] him [prep] his [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Give him a fair trial , ’ the fat bastard roared , ‘ and then hang him from his own gate ! ’ )
2 Dr John Foley would have been proud to drive his eldest son up to Earlsfort Terrace and wave him into his first day at university .
3 He moved on to build up quite a successful sub-post office , yet still people remember him for his first novel
4 and pluck him from his halcyon pied-a-terre ?
5 I congratulate him on his robust stance in defence of British farmers , particularly those producing lamb , in stark contrast to the attitude of Labour Members , who wobble on everything .
6 He was to give him a part which would take him into the West End a few months after leaving school , write a special role for him in what would be his first film , introduce him to his future wife and , through one of his sons , Brook , provide him with a lifelong younger ‘ brother ’ .
7 We should not blame him for being a man of his time but commend him for his remarkable vision and altruism .
8 Bind him on his own horse — it will go better under him than another .
9 That 's what I 'm saying , right , now , what I 'm saying is there 's a , that , that , is , there 's , there 's , there 's , there 's things , there 's things , there 's guides to be able to do that , right , and the guide is there 's certain things you do and certain things you do n't do , because what you do basically is that you close him on his final objection which is what you 're just saying you did , right , but you close him on his final objection , how did you manage to close him on his final objection ?
10 That 's what I 'm saying , right , now , what I 'm saying is there 's a , that , that , is , there 's , there 's , there 's , there 's things , there 's things , there 's guides to be able to do that , right , and the guide is there 's certain things you do and certain things you do n't do , because what you do basically is that you close him on his final objection which is what you 're just saying you did , right , but you close him on his final objection , how did you manage to close him on his final objection ?
11 so you close him on his final objection , you listen , you then sell him his objection , right , you sell him his objection , right , you confirm his answer , right , whatever he says to you and his answer you actually confirm it back to him , you do n't interrupt him , right , you do n't guess where he 's at , right and basically if work through a system you 'll get on there , now for me to be able to , to , to , what I 've just said to you is a load of garbage , but if I was sitting I was sitting actually go through each one of these steps and that 's what you term as a closing sequence , you see what I mean ?
12 Men love him for his hearty back-slapping and hand-shaking , for his habit of bear-hugging his male aides when things are going well .
13 Play him at his own game , a small voice whispered .
14 Rocky sounded *desperate* to get inany the side … so Wilko play him vs his old side ( drop Hodge ) and get Pembers fit and I bet we win 3–1 on Saturday .
15 Joshua Cohen had long ago recognised that Jacob would never make a businessman and had quickly abandoned his dream of having his son join him in his scrap-iron store .
16 It is futile to sing to the Lord with enthusiasm , thank him for his personal love , make room for prophecy that is specific and heartwarming , hear the challenging exposition of the Bible if in the end the call is simply not obeyed .
17 In the first issue , Owen finds out he has diabetes and we follow him through his first visit to the doctor and then at the hospital , as he learns how to manage diabetes so that he can go on living a normal life .
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