Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] him [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , on a different occasion she expressed feelings of depression and powerlessness in the face of professional opinion , conceding that she might allow him to go to residential school if it could be shown that it was in his best interests . |
| 2 | ‘ But I love you , ’ he said , and even today the memory could make him wince with remembered pain and passion . |
| 3 | Managing director and major shareholder Peter Kemmis Betty has been appointed president — a non-executive position but one which will enable him to concentrate on editorial areas , chess and archaeology , in which he has a particular interest . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , as I understand it , the individual may be striving towards mature object relations but finds himself in situations where those in authority to whom he may want to relate may cause him to regress towards infantile dependence . |
| 5 | I mean , I can remember him quitting after Ziggy Stardust in ‘ 73 , and even at that age I was going ‘ Oh , yeah , sure he 's retiring ! ’ |