Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] him on " in BNC.

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1 The process in this case did not reach its logical conclusion because Mr. Thorpe — I commend him on his ingenuity , a quality with which the nation knows he is amply endowed — found a way to secure the necessary care .
2 ‘ I speak with Michael Odell inside ten minutes , or I raise him on the open line , ’ said Quinn carefully .
3 Thankfully , he has seen this simple act as one of friendship rather than for what it really is — I am afraid of him and I want him on my side .
4 ‘ But I want him on my terms . ’
5 ‘ Well , here we are , ’ Andy says , sitting forward and slapping his hands on his knees , then taking the J when I tap him on the elbow .
6 I kiss him on the cheek .
7 but I put him on some medicine I got from the chemist and it seems to have calmed it down but his nose is more er hot and cold
8 Not quite able to turn this down , he insists instead that I telephone him on Saturday morning to confirm .
9 ‘ I know exactly what you hoped , ’ Alexandra said , ‘ and I like him on his own .
10 I feed him on a diet of mixed fish , with the odd goldfish ( the diet suggested by the fishkeeper ) .
11 I congratulate him on his robust stance in defence of British farmers , particularly those producing lamb , in stark contrast to the attitude of Labour Members , who wobble on everything .
12 I shall refer briefly to one of the matters touched on by the hon. Gentleman , although I shall not speak on it for as long as I had intended , because the hon. Gentleman made wide-ranging reference to it himself , I congratulate him on that .
13 My hon. Friend has chosen a particularly important subject for today 's debate , and I congratulate him on that .
14 I fundamentally disagree with his proposition , although I congratulate him on the stand that he has taken for his principles .
15 I congratulate him on securing this debate today .
16 He 's good on showjumping , I , I love him on showjumping .
17 After breakfast at the palace all the inmates are thrown out , whatever the weather , and the only place he can take his child is outside : " Usually I take my little boy at weekends to the fair at Whitley Bay , or I take him on the metro and we sit at the front — he loves trains .
18 After all , he refuses to mix with boys of his own age , and rarely leaves this house except when I take him on my rounds . ’
19 I have him on the phone and god she was .
20 Erm I 'm amazed now when I see him on television as to how big he is , because he was n't as a youngster , and he was fragile and er we ribbed him because , in those days , you had an attache case for a school bag , and your initials were put on it .
21 And the other little boy was born there but I used to visit him , I see him on the district and it always came back to me fancy Humphrey 's the only one Should n't mention name really .
22 I see him on the bus one day round here .
23 ‘ You 'll get a fill off Grantie when ye meet him on yer rounds , ’ his wife pulled the chair back from the bare table .
24 You put him on bedside table and he inspire you .
25 If you put him on a wyvern there is a temptation to spend half the game flitting about behind the enemy lines or stuck up in the air .
26 ‘ Well , do n't count on it , ’ she warned , ‘ if you meet him on duty .
27 " Nobody , " Harkness answered , coming forward , " but he 's been to hospital with that hand , and if you cane him on it , he 'll have to go again .
28 That 's what I 'm saying , right , now , what I 'm saying is there 's a , that , that , is , there 's , there 's , there 's , there 's things , there 's things , there 's guides to be able to do that , right , and the guide is there 's certain things you do and certain things you do n't do , because what you do basically is that you close him on his final objection which is what you 're just saying you did , right , but you close him on his final objection , how did you manage to close him on his final objection ?
29 That 's what I 'm saying , right , now , what I 'm saying is there 's a , that , that , is , there 's , there 's , there 's , there 's things , there 's things , there 's guides to be able to do that , right , and the guide is there 's certain things you do and certain things you do n't do , because what you do basically is that you close him on his final objection which is what you 're just saying you did , right , but you close him on his final objection , how did you manage to close him on his final objection ?
30 so you close him on his final objection , you listen , you then sell him his objection , right , you sell him his objection , right , you confirm his answer , right , whatever he says to you and his answer you actually confirm it back to him , you do n't interrupt him , right , you do n't guess where he 's at , right and basically if work through a system you 'll get on there , now for me to be able to , to , to , what I 've just said to you is a load of garbage , but if I was sitting I was sitting actually go through each one of these steps and that 's what you term as a closing sequence , you see what I mean ?
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