Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] [vb base] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is not the place for a proper discussion of Empson 's views , which like a great deal of British work are more concerned with critical method than with theory ( he wrote ( 1950 : 594 ) that ‘ a critic ought to trust his own nose , like the hunting dog , and if he lets any kind of theory or principle distract him from that , he is not doing his work ’ ) . |
| 2 | Rory supposed it was the same thoughtlessness that had made dad and mum have him so much later than the rest of their children . |
| 3 | If she were interested in such a campaign , she could perhaps use as the model for it our own dear Speaker , whose radiant health and youthfulness make him the perfect epitome of a diet based on vegetarianism . |
| 4 | On the other hand , the buyer will wish to have the comfort of the guarantee , and , in addition , whatever rights law and statute grant him in the particular circumstances of the case . |
| 5 | And heaven forgive him that invention ! |
| 6 | For the one who encourages nothing but genuine feelings of peace , love and goodwill to all his fellow creatures , generally finds that peace and harmony follow him wherever he goes . |
| 7 | He could tell by the tone of her voice that today she would be counting , and woe betide him if he failed to reach the kitchen before his allotted twenty seconds were used up . |
| 8 | The early Turbomeca Marbore IIs fitted to G-FUGA are unsophisticated single-stage centrifugal-compressor straight turbojets with minimal automatic controls , so the pilot is entirely responsible for their well-being at low rpm , and woe betide him if he tries to hurry them . |
| 9 | He ( or she ) , in turn , is appraised from above and woe betide him if he ( or she ) has given his ( or her ) subordinate only lip service ! |
| 10 | No one had ever raised a hand to her in anger , and woe betide him if he should decide to be the first man to try . |
| 11 | His rank and title give him prior claims . |
| 12 | Lam 's stylistic passage through Primitivism , Cubism , and Surrealism show him to be a man of his times . |
| 13 | The grammar and lexicon oblige him to do this . |
| 14 | On one side is the spineless Bishop Barrantes , representing the worst aspects of the Church 's mugwumpery and corruption ; on the other is Father Maby , confidant of Elena and friend to the poor and displaced in his jungle retreat ; his work is less glamorous than the revolutionary 's , but his wisdom and gentleness make him the unexpected hero of the novel . |
| 15 | The 1981 Transport Act now states that once the police have reasonable cause to believe that a driver has been drinking , they can follow him home and breath test him there if they wish . |
| 16 | The need to do this could arise when time and space prevent him from having immediate contact with his source of succour , as would occur for example , on hunting expeditions . |
| 17 | Jargon and quirkiness assail him at times like passing attacks of cramp , but in the main he is always on the alert for a new ‘ angle ’ , always individual in expression and always ready to usher the most illuminating quotations to their correct places with the discreet poise of a butler from his chosen period . |
| 18 | Michael reminds me of a cardboard version of Prince ; his experiments with pastiche and his fusion of pop and soul make him an eclectic chap , but a dull one . |
| 19 | Again the distinctions between theory , policy , and politics serve him well . |