Example sentences of "[vb base] him with [adj] " in BNC.

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1 His single , minded pursuit of operational perfection had to be witnessed to be appreciated , He was the only Commander in the field that was able to change the entire concept of strategic bombing ; moreover he was the only Group commander with any worthwhile operational background , my personal researches accredit him with more than a full bomber tour of operations , and that includes his escape from Sweden .
2 At a time when professional astronomers keep the sky under closer scrutiny than ever before , Alcock 's world-beating achievements rank him with great observers of the past , such as the famous French comet hunter Charles Messier .
3 ‘ He swears that the Brigadier and the Brigade Major use his establishment and supply him with this vital information .
4 Its aim is to do something in the life of the person who reads it , as well as to capture his aesthetic interest and supply him with historical and theological information .
5 A few says later the Shah sought assurances from the US Embassy that he was still welcome in the United States cabled Rabat to say , " we assured the Shah publicly as well as in private messages that he would be welcome in the US should he choose to go there , and that there should be bo doubt whatsoever as to our willingness to receive ( him ) and provide him with appropriate protection " .
6 Despite the principle of ‘ unity of command ’ , the recommendations submitted by the political officer on fitness and promotion through the Directorate 's confidential channels provide him with real prerogatives over the ‘ real ’ officers who surround him .
7 He must be ready to speculate , for the sources ( in this case the chronicles and records of government which provide him with much of his material ) do not always come up to expectation .
8 ‘ by no means did [ the Danes ] provide him with less gifts , less national treasure ’ , says the poet with proud understatement , ‘ than those did ( þonne þá dydon ) who sent him out at his beginning , alone over the waves , being a child . ’
9 When , after his assaults on her , she begs to be allowed to leave , her instinctive feeling for him makes her provide him with some hope of her return , or at least of their future communication .
10 Some kung fu clubs place a blindfolded student amid a circle of fellow students , who attack him with one technique at intermittent intervals .
11 Well , I think we 'll get a lot of calls , and people remember him with great fondness .
12 Such remarks , though a backhanded compliment in their implied assumption of her intelligence , made her hate him with such an intensity that she could actually feel herself start to tremble and sweat .
13 Dathan and Abiram for their part reject Moses ' leadership and reproach him with these words : ‘ Is it a small thing that you have brought us up out of a land flowing with milk and honey , to kill us in the wilderness , that you must also make yourself a prince over us ? ’
14 ‘ For goodness ’ sake , bring him down yourself , Lieutenant , surround him with all your men , but if he 's not in the dispensary at ten , we 'll have words , ’ she told him .
15 Try him with that and vegetables and I 'll give you some powder to mix in his food .
16 Not only do insects rob man of his food , but they suck his blood , bury themselves in his skin and infect him with all kinds of serious diseases .
17 Then cake , the soft lemony Madeira cake Pilade and Pen loved , she could bake that and sprinkle it with sugar and tempt him with that .
18 A volunteer normally offers to spend two or three hours per week as a companion to a former patient and may go out with the person or help him with specific tasks .
19 He thinks it 's ‘ nice ’ that people credit him with changing British photography , with breaking down the class barriers , with producing memorable images , but he also seems slightly amused by it all .
20 His sanctimoniousness and hypocrisy make some people around here regard him with great distaste .
21 Treat him with special care ,
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