Example sentences of "[vb base] him [conj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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) ) . |
| 2 | The jockey 's race never stops … never stalls … so far this season Richard Dunwoody has had three hundred and sixty nine rides … he should be celebrating his century of winners any day … only one man can catch him and stop him and that 's Peter Scudamore … at Wincanton this week the reigning champion came galloping back with a winning treble … |
| 3 | Nor would the Berlin Philharmonic welcome him if that were so . |
| 4 | The third sister then puts into operation an elaborate plan to get all the wizard 's gold and trap him and all his cohorts in his house , to which her brothers then set fire . |
| 5 | The point dogs catch him and one of them nips him on the leg — take that for being more popular with the boss . |
| 6 | Thou'lt hold him as long as anyone can , I see that , but you must not expect to have him all to yourself . |
| 7 | Several of his contemporaries describe him as tender and gentle , modest , ‘ shy ’ even . |
| 8 | Few find him more than adequate and even fewer describe him as good or even satisfactory . |
| 9 | Legally I still owe him that wretched money — whether or not I produce the sorts of designs he wants . ’ |
| 10 | erm and he was released and he came to Harlow and we meet him and that was , that was very good , erm , but we have n't had one like that , you know for a long time . |
| 11 | I tell him that some Indian shops have been burned , according to my taxi driver . |
| 12 | Disconcertingly to those who remember him as Old Stoneface , he even laughs occasionally now . |
| 13 | And we know him as self-centred , selfish and idle , yet one of the shrewdest politicians , but without a constructive idea in his head and with an amazing ignorance of Indian and foreign affairs and of the real values of political life . |
| 14 | But God knows I do n't say Harry told them wittingly , for I know him , too , and know him as stubborn in holding fast as any grown man among us . |
| 15 | His contacts with the farming community convince him that such a universal scheme would command widespread support : ‘ I am equally convinced that the agencies responsible for the current array of schemes would welcome a coordinating initiative which would maximise their effectiveness and avoid the current duplication of effort and potential waste of public monies … |
| 16 | ‘ Perhaps I encourage him because that has a certain effect on the others . ’ |
| 17 | I assure him that those constituents who seek help from our staff in the Huddersfield jobcentre , and in other jobcentres throughout the country , will find that the charter means that they can identify the people with whom they are dealing because they are wearing name identification badges . |
| 18 | ‘ Would you have me ask him if that is indeed the case ? ’ |
| 19 | Nevertheless , Paisley was keen to establish a public distinction between these two roles , At an early election meeting in an Orange Hall in the Bannside constituency he arranged to have a friend ask him if Protestant Unionism was just Free Presbyterianism by another name . |
| 20 | You must make your feelings known and ask him if this really is the case . |
| 21 | Please ask him if this can be arranged and she will arrive with her grandmother at the Albert Hall . |
| 22 | Time now to run , to fix her eyes on that tow-headed lad with the green scarf around his stringy , chicken 's neck and never lose sight of him , no matter who got in her way , to catch him and crucify him if necessary to find out where her bag had gone . |
| 23 | I remind him that great improvements have been made not only in the amount of assistance that is available to people who are unemployed , but in the amount of assistance to ensure that people receive training so that they can get back into work . |
| 24 | I do not know who the hon. Gentleman thinks he is speaking for , but I remind him that these people are volunteers and join with the approval of their parents . |
| 25 | I guess the fans love him because 1 ) he 's a bloody good player — he proved that at Arse ; 2 ) they think he 's had a bit of a raw deal especially last year when he was n't played and the rest of the team wer n't exactly setting the Premiership on fire ! ! |
| 26 | The more simplistic versions of Derrida are common both to those who admire him and those who detest him . |
| 27 | So anyway , he erm had his say quite a long story and er the Chairman turned round all of a sudden and he s he could n't say the Chairman er said call him cos that 's what we call him and he said er he said erm would you like to come back to the rostrum again and he said erm you were explaining to me about an accident you had in the quarry in quarry , erm some years back and he said , I 'd like you to explain to these people . |
| 28 | Gatting 's Faisalabad outburst is interpreted with a certain amount of knowing understanding , but Lillee , the Chappells , Lloyd , Holding , Croft , Richards , Greig and Miandad join him and many others in a category which should be cringeing when thinking back on some of its unsavoury behaviour . |
| 29 | I wish him and all of you good luck in all your hopes and endeavours . ’ |
| 30 | Taylor is very representative of his members , who regard him as one of the best qualified chairman the federation has had in the North-East . |