Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] he [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 After all , when our western doctor 's diagnosis or treatment turns out to be ineffective we may regard him as a useless quack , but we do not also conclude that the entire system of medical science is erroneous .
2 In fact he takes his role as guardian of these fey fellahin so seriously that perhaps one should regard him as the Brobdingnagian Mayor of Gumnutland .
3 This should assure him of a bright future with ‘ The Stiffs ’ and , in all probability , lead to the club captaincy next season .
4 A female that moves in with an already paired male must share him with the other females .
5 If the knots wo n't come out with that then she must take him to a professional grooming salon where the knots will be removed safely and painlessly .
6 Well , I can tell you something ; I 'm on my own in this house from now on and I shall see to her bathing , and should he attempt to stop me , I 've told him what I 'll do ; I 'll brain him with the first thing I get my hands on .
7 There was a moment , as she felt the release from the flimsy protection of her undergarments , when it seemed as if something yet might stop him in the tidal wave of passion , but his intention overwhelmed any such hesitation , and with a moan of desire she put herself entirely into his hands .
8 ‘ Hopefully we 'll meet him in the Premier League next season . ’
9 If reserved for his personal use , it might put him at a certain advantage over his employer .
10 As one policeman remarked after a gouger had been treated leniently by a judge , ‘ Right , we 'll get him for every wrong move he makes ’ ( FN 9/3/87 , p. 8 ) .
11 Get a piece of Brie and some Vignottes , that 'll put him in the forgiving mood . ’
12 It might remind him of a few school episodes he will have made sure to forget . ’
13 Mm , they 'll last him for a long , long time .
14 Maggie started to laugh , saying , ; ‘ If you could n't find him among the five hundred there 's less chance you 'll find him among the fifty . ’
15 You 'll find him behind a small wooden counter in the left-hand corner of the bar .
16 If Dad is a war movie buff you could treat him to the classic Bridge Over The River Kwai .
17 Neglect of them could throw him into a searing rage ; as when he discovered that a rest camp for troops out of the line had been placed within sound of the guns .
18 I ask him if I could describe him as a lucky little wanker who became very rich and famous through doing very little apart from being his baffled , fitful , daft self .
19 His description was circulated to all police forces throughout Britain , and a number of anxious relatives visited the mortuary to see if they could recognise him as a missing husband , brother or son , but no one did .
20 Rory could see him through the open door as he crossed from the bungalow , through the yard of machinery and tractors , and into the business block .
21 She 'd confront him in a matter-of-fact way .
22 ‘ Well , by Wednesday I 'm clear of the Committee , and I could take him to a Regional Office .
23 Colin Jackson predicted that his pal , Linford Christie , could join him in a double world championship assault .
24 Old Peter was off to a STBO Club trip to Warwick Castle and besides , we 'd pay him for the two barrowloads we liberated .
25 But Ranulf was here and while Corbett bathed and changed his clothing , he wondered how Ranulf could protect him from the secret assassins now stalking him .
26 By Edward 's reign it was usual for the monarch to extract from a newly elected bishop or abbot a pension of about 3 or 5 marks for a royal servant until such time as the prelate could promote him to a suitable living .
27 Edberg 's rise to No 2 , although a welcome gesture from Wimbledon in recognition of his two titles , could backfire , with the chance that today 's draw could place him in the same half as former champions Boris Becker and Michael Stich .
28 I mean I believe I could love him in the other way , his way , now .
29 Familiarity with the area may blind him to the obvious .
30 Such a ban on Hateley would debar him from the European Cup final in May , should Rangers overcome Marseille and then do well enough in their last Group A match , against CSKA Moscow at Ibrox .
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