Example sentences of "they [modal v] [verb] him [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If one knight became separated from the rest of his team he might find five or six opponents all bearing down on him at once , and one of them might strike him in the back . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Every family with a young man knows they may lose him to the war , and they are as furious about it as a swarm of bees . |
| 4 | This would inevitably be slow-moving , but it was only seventy miles from Berwick , so that they must expect him before the town within the week . |
| 5 | That is , they must convict him of the offence which they think he probably did not commit . |
| 6 | Even Sean 's obvious appreciation of her had served mainly to boost her confidence as to how she would look in that other man 's eyes , if by some absolute miracle they should meet him for a moment as they were driving through the grounds of Millfield House . |
| 7 | If the Greens ever form a government , they should use him in the commercials advocating population control . |
| 8 | Mm , they 'll last him for a long , long time . |
| 9 | And even now , as he never has time off for spending the twenty-something quid a week they 'll dish him for the one-hundred-and-twenty-hour stint he puts in most weeks , he could just afford a wife and kid . |
| 10 | The German 's rates differed from girl to girl , and with some he had an arrangement that he received a commission rather than a rent per room ; the advantage here for the girls was that they could pay him at the end of the night , rather than each time they used the room And to ensure they did n't even think about cheating , he employed a " caretaker " whose job was to keep a tally of the girls and their customers . |
| 11 | I mean , it 's hard to think of an equivalent , but say you were an inhabitant of Hastings in the year 2066 and you went down to the beach one day and these longships were coming towards you and lots of people in chainmail and pointy helmets got out and said they 'd come for the Battle of Hastings and would you rustle up King Harold so they could shoot him in the eye and here was a huge wallet full of money for you to play your part . |
| 12 | His letter is minuted tersely in Heath 's hand : ‘ They could invite him to every meeting as consultant . |
| 13 | On 28 May , the DIA video gear arrived from Lebanon , and on the 29th , he flew home alone with it , having been assured that Mary-Claude and Sarah would be protected until such time as they could join him in the States with Mary-Claude 's sister Giselle . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | He gave them his card , hoping they 'd contact him at a London mailing address , for modelling assignments . |
| 16 | Philip had written a very conciliatory letter to her father , hoping they 'd accept him as a son-in-law . |
| 17 | If he came back , to spread the word , no doubt they would hang him like a felon . |
| 18 | Hopefully , they would provide him with the opportunity to make contact with the pilot Vologsky . |
| 19 | They would provide him with an army to set him on the throne in return for his establishment of a presbyterian form of church government throughout the realm . |
| 20 | They told him to ignore it and to remain at home where they would join him for the evening . |
| 21 | They will present him with an upbeat report claiming significant improvements in performance , with all lines beating Passengers ' Charter standards for timekeeping and reliability . |
| 22 | It is said that when a High King or Queen is born , if the child is Ireland 's true heir , they will sing him into the world and they will weave a spell of protectiveness . ’ |
| 23 | Should any fellow be passing by , he must refuse their invitation or else they will dance him to a watery grave . |
| 24 | Leithers will give the Prime Minister a warm welcome , but they will put him in the hot seat because of mass unemployment , homelessness and general misery , which have been experienced not just in my constituency , but throughout Britain . |
| 25 | If Bowe wins and opts for a first defence against veteran George Foreman , the WBC have confirmed they will strip him of the title and declare Lennox Lewis champion . |
| 26 | It is therefore imperative to record these experiences in words now , to recreate them ‘ in substance and in life ’ , so that they can restore him in the future . |
| 27 | He also carefully counts the local council votes in all the wards which affect his constituency to see what they can tell him about the likely outcome of the parliamentary election . |