Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] him [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Resistance would only make him worse ; would only heighten whatever sort of perverted pleasure he derived from hurting someone so much weaker than himself . |
| 2 | He looked at her now , a sheepish half-smile on his face that said , ‘ I 'd better not antagonise him further by passing a minute with you . ’ |
| 3 | Mr Gould , ’ the piece continued , ‘ has left our shores for Southern [ South Australia ] and we can not wish him better success than that which he has hitherto experienced . ’ |
| 4 | I loved him at the beginning and could not hate him later — even when he was agonizing everyone . |
| 5 | She did not press him further during the journey . |
| 6 | ‘ I am sorry , I really am , ’ she said sincerely , deciding she 'd better not press him further . |
| 7 | The Russian felt inadequate , but was persuaded that not doing the leg would just put him further behind as the crew developed experience . |
| 8 | She 'd probably join him later . |
| 9 | It 'll probably unwind him better than anything else . ’ |
| 10 | Do n't make him worse than what he is ! |
| 11 | For instance , do n't make him shorter than you are , so that his eyes must always be looking up at you whenever you think of him . |
| 12 | Well , you should n't trust him further than you can throw him . |
| 13 | If she did n't know him better , she would have said he was cross with her . |
| 14 | ‘ You did n't know him earlier ? ’ |
| 15 | Tries to get near her , but the wires wo n't let him closer than the bedside table . |
| 16 | That would definitely panic him worse than anything Grant could say . |