Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] him [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That made him both easier to think about ( for were there not rules about Captors ? |
| 2 | I said it was preposterous , but that made him even angrier . |
| 3 | That made him just about my size . |
| 4 | He was a lifelong Etonian : that his three sons each succeeded him there as captain of Oppidans , and that he himself was elected an Eton fellow , were sources of great personal satisfaction . |
| 5 | An eagle , gleaned with a 10ft putt at the 13th , got the Hope of Hertfordshire back on track but a bogey five at the 17th pegged him back again . |
| 6 | She was better off without him and we were n't sorry to see him off our patch . ’ |
| 7 | I was sorry to miss him though . |
| 8 | He obviously knew about David Harland , but why did that make him so cross ? |
| 9 | Joe , a friend from school , had been due to meet him there , half an hour earlier . |
| 10 | That holds him so steady in his wounds , so loyal to his doom , so patient |
| 11 | All that holds him back from doing it himself is the desire for an heir to the clan — an heir of his own blood ! ’ |
| 12 | No that helped him actually , trying to find out whether he was or not . |
| 13 | If a public servant cheats on his wife does this make him more likely to cheat on the electorate ? |
| 14 | As you saw the man first , I think you would be interested to interview him now , and see if his attitude to himself has altered . ’ |
| 15 | Being part of the racing establishment , he could be helpful to her , and he had seemed to understand why she needed to pursue this , and it would n't be that painful to see him again . |
| 16 | In conversation with the boys they learnt of Minton 's homosexuality and though this ruled him out as a potential husband it did not diminish their desire to be in his company . |
| 17 | From this he deduced that the boiler was too small and this led him on to wondering why the engine was so inefficient . |
| 18 | Then Jeanne would say very quietly , ‘ Let's go , Amedeo ’ , and half dragged , half led him home . |
| 19 | This made him very successful , since utterly trusted , with certain sorts of client . |
| 20 | This made him so angry that he threw a knife at me , which cut my neck , and then he rushed towards me , swearing violently . |
| 21 | Johnny knew Fergie was in love with him , and he felt this made him virtually untouchable . |
| 22 | He was afraid she was going off her head , and this made him unreasonably irritable . |
| 23 | This described him aptly for us : he was an eager , neat and busy little footballer who possessed a snappy tackle and plenty of enthusiasm and determination — just the sort of fellow that a successful side needs . |
| 24 | Suddenly everyone was prepared to write him off . |
| 25 | It was primarily a Display Laugh , something to indicate that she could rise above Henry , but ( this disturbed him somewhat ) at the back of her he caught a glimpse of something that could only be genuine amusement . |
| 26 | Mr. Robert Hughes : If the Minister will say that , once all the companies have been sold he will publish the individual price , I at least will be willing to meet him halfway and accept that . |
| 27 | God means to free us from the bondage to the self-centredness and self-vindication which marked us in the old days , and has equipped us with the Spirit of the Messiah to set us free to serve him unselfconsciously , effectively and joyfully . |
| 28 | Unexpected , this affected him strongly , indeed left him for the moment in a strange turmoil emotionally . |
| 29 | His much loved wife , Anne of Bohemia , died in 1394 , and this affected him so much that he felt everyone and everything was against him . |
| 30 | ‘ Where is he ? ’ she snapped , her tone suggesting that she was prepared to track him down . |