Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] [vb base] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is no tort or crime , as there would be if the police were to beat up the suspect or wrongly apprehend him or her in the first place . |
| 2 | You have to get him wound down a bit , you have to do it , you know of a about half an hour or so ask him for the proper name ! |
| 3 | Assert yourself and tell him to shove off , or just ignore him and put the phone down . |
| 4 | Keegan 's not wrong to sell because you either do one of two things with this type of striker , build a side around him or just sit him on the bench for use in emergencies . |
| 5 | We do not always laugh when all or any mock him . |
| 6 | No person acting under a proxy may vote in favour of any resolution which would directly or indirectly place him or any associate of his in a position to receive any remuneration out of the estate of the bankrupt ( r 8.6(1) ) . |
| 7 | As this is the latest in a series of serious breaches of security at prisons , will the Prime Minister call upon the Home Secretary , who has clearly lost control of his own Department and no longer enjoys the confidence of the public , to resign now or else sack him ? |
| 8 | The mother says that it was not a wrongful removal and that , even if it was , she has a defence under article 13 in that there is a grave risk that the return of the child would expose him to physical or psychological harm or otherwise place him in an intolerable situation . |
| 9 | ( 8 ) Finally the farmer asked his dog to bark loudly at the donkey ( 10 ) and thereby frighten him into the shed . |
| 10 | The children 's objective is to make sure that Samson survives , builds up experience and gathers items that will help him in his quest , and eventually enable him to complete his mission . |
| 11 | It is this experience which first tempted Sohl to seek out the Geordie and eventually bring him down south . |
| 12 | Bathsheba could say no more , and weakly let him put it on her finger . |
| 13 | If part of the credit for a breakthrough could be claimed by Mr Hussein , and so induce him to pull his army out of Kuwait , why not solve two problems in a single bloodless stroke ? |
| 14 | The horse must be taught to lower his head which in turn will loosen his back and so help him understand how to engage his hocks . |
| 15 | It was a year since her wedding , and on that bright cold morning her unspoken hope was to win over her husband 's family and so persuade him back to her . |
| 16 | ‘ Yes , but perhaps he thought I might meet some wealthy man who would instantly fall in love with me and so relieve him of some of the responsibility , ’ she retorted , too angry to even think what she was saying , and then gave a derisive smile when she saw that he was half tempted to believe it . |
| 17 | It was argued that this was needed to allow the husband to do the field work as quickly as possible and so release him for more off-farm employment . |
| 18 | I cravenly agreed , simply in order not to antagonize and perhaps lose him . |
| 19 | She looks towards Herakles , right hand out , originally with a spear to direct him and perhaps lend him divine power as he thrusts with a crowbar to open a way for the Alpheus to flood the stables . |
| 20 | Some people tell us to keep Moby on a tight lead and only walk him in one or two places ; others tell us not to let him off the lead as his bones are n't yet strong enough to take the strain ; some tell us to relax and hope he grows out of it . |
| 21 | Charles would capture one of the boys and only release him if he said the magic word . |
| 22 | and only pay him further eight pound or whatever . |
| 23 | In the end the man became so nervous that I had to hold his arm and literally steer him through the crowd to the right spot . |
| 24 | For the remaining half-hour she would be pleasant to him , and then she would quietly and purposefully remind him of the time , and with gentle dignity insist that he take her home . |
| 25 | I give him the thumbs-up sign and pointedly ignore him turning once more to the vigorous bucking of the waves . |
| 26 | ‘ Put a ring through the nose of the bull and gently lead him ? ’ |
| 27 | If we come in , you ought to be kind to him and not ask him to sacrifice his health by taking office . " |
| 28 | He was moved and promising miracles , the recovery of things lost , the wholeness and holiness of things profaned ; but the faith she had professed was perhaps no more than a conviction that the star of the Prince of Aberffraw would not fail him , and that God would humour him and not cheat him of the fulfilment of his vow . |
| 29 | I … that is I , my wife and my children … we , I , do not like to invite a friend to a party and not give him the best . |
| 30 | Why , then , did the Department of Trade and Industry try to gag its president and not allow him to deliver a part of his speech that was mildly critical of Her Majesty 's Government ? |