Example sentences of "he [to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gina forced him to staple it to the living-room wall behind the settee and opposite the television . |
| 2 | I might just as well ask him to drive me to the nearest station . |
| 3 | She would have to have a word with her father about this man and find out what on earth had inspired him to hire him in the first place . |
| 4 | She wrote that she was dying of a fever , and asked him to visit her for the first and last time . |
| 5 | May we allow Him to lead us into the unknown , may we draw our courage from Him and may we place our trust in His loving kindness . |
| 6 | ‘ A few seconds , ’ she replied , allowing him to help her onto the adjacent bar stool . |
| 7 | Forcing herself to assume a composure she was far from feeling , Gina allowed him to usher her from the small lobby behind the front door into a living-room of graceful proportions . |
| 8 | This time there was no need for him to force her up the dark steps of the barn ; she walked in front of him determinedly . |
| 9 | Such a false position was not for her , nor for her was the taunt of cowardice , so she smiled and assented , and allowed him to drag her into the sparsest area of the room . |