Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] him [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the person indicates that he has nothing more to say the officer shall without delay cease to question him about that offence . … |
| 2 | Such examples lead on to Nagel 's definition of moral luck : ‘ Where a significant aspect of what someone does depends upon factors beyond his control , yet we continue to treat him in that respect as an object of moral judgment , it can be called moral luck . |
| 3 | John Smith only functions as a goalkeeper when there are others who continue to endow him with that function . |
| 4 | Yet again the official syllabus and scheme of work may recommend the purchase and use of local materials gathered from the local environment when official administrative regulations preclude the headmaster from purchasing these and fail to provide him with any facilities for storing them once he has obtained them . |
| 5 | And I spring out of bed , naked as I am , and I just start to tear him to fucking pieces . |
| 6 | The report said Mendoza had met Toshack to censure him over stormy relations with his players and high-handed treatment of the media . |
| 7 | If a horse is being naughty then you have to punish him in some way — but do n't punish him if he does n't understand or is physically incapable of doing what you 've asked . ’ |
| 8 | Mayer 's power was in having the patience to wait until Gilbert 's contract with Metro ran out and then refuse to sign him to another term . |