Example sentences of "[conj] [vb infin] him [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had felt she 'd die rather than give him the satisfaction , but now she 'd have to be clever , for by implication she had denigrated his power and his commitment to protect her . |
| 2 | Soon something would open up and give him a path to follow . |
| 3 | Why do n't you go and give him a surprise , actually pay your husband some attention for once , eh ? ’ |
| 4 | I just tell him to shut up and give him a sharp rap across the knuckles . |
| 5 | I 'd go and give him a hand but I do not like ladders Fun is n't it ? |
| 6 | I suppose we ought to go out and give him a hand really but |
| 7 | I think we should go and give him a hand . |
| 8 | I have n't yet no , but I think he 's outside mixing cement , we said we 'd go and give him a hand to put his posts in |
| 9 | Er , I 've had a word with Jeremy about decorating , oh Florrie I must apologise I did try to ring you , I think I managed to get everybody else , erm but you were n't there , in and then I , I left it I regret to say , erm but we thought perhaps we ought to have the kitchen re-decorated and I 've had a word with Jereminy , Jereminy , Jeremy and he says about two hundred pounds and I did get permission from some of you and I 've gone ahead and asked him to do it and he said about three weeks , but before we can have that done , in the meantime , the roof leaked again out in the kitchen Erm , so I 've had a word with Peter who was going on holiday and he should be home this week and he said he will look at it as soon as he 's home , so I 'll give him a ring , I 'll try tomorrow night , I 'm out tonight , I 'll try and give him a ring tomorrow . |
| 10 | All I can do , Father Poole thought despairingly , is to try and give him the spiritual strength to resist such a temptation . |
| 11 | We used to call and see him every day , often on our way to and from school , and so did our parents . |
| 12 | Erm Simon had a list Well we 'd come and see him the thirty first of January , Tony came to me to work on it today , and that 's not . |
| 13 | Dared she stop and wish him a happy Christmas ? |
| 14 | In the films he 'd sweep me into his arms and say , ‘ Thank God you 're safe , darling ! ’ and his uncle in the States would die and leave him a million dollars . |
| 15 | She was infuriated by his arrogant assumption that he could simply demand answers , infuriated still more by her own desire to simply cave in and tell him the truth . |
| 16 | He asked me to try and get him a map but this was a difficult thing to do in a place the size of Fontanellato , where hardly anyone possessed even an atlas of the world . |
| 17 | He was shedding his wet things as he spoke , and a glance at me indicated who was supposed to hurry off and get him the hot drink . |
| 18 | We tried to get through and ask him the question on air . |
| 19 | Yeah because he 's got to go on a month 's course for a start , for just general and then we 've got to try and find him a a week 's course somewhere as A L O , I do n't know where but er in that time . |