Example sentences of "it [vb mod] [verb] he [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Not for the first time he wondered why it should affect him like that , when he himself was fond of Chuck and admired him , too . |
2 | But you think it 'll kill him from one o'clock in the night till seven o'clock the next morning , it 's , it 's ridiculous and financially were no different because you 've got to pay for digs you 've got to pay for the petrol |
3 | William says both his parents were riding enthusiasts and he got put on a horse at the age of three … his mother used to ride for Britian in the sixties and she 's encouraged him to compete … it used to terrify him at first and he never dreamt he 'd be good enough to compete … |
4 | He had n't admitted this for fear it would disqualify him from this part of the mission , and anyway he had thought he would feel safe behind the comforting protection of a pump-action . |
5 | There was scant eating in the meat , but it would sustain him for some days , assuming he could keep the scent away from wolves . |
6 | He had positioned himself in a narrow doorway , in the vain hope it would provide him with some shelter from the biting cold . |
7 | It will stand him in good stead when he comes to argue against the MacSharry proposals . |