Example sentences of "[vb base] him [conj] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | You would have thought that the natural reaction of the teacher would have been that we ought to contact the father — better him than the nutty grandmother . |
2 | Gen. Martin Bonnet , the Army Chief of Staff , was reported on Oct. 31 to have filed a petition to the government for his retirement and to have requested that his Deputy Chief of Staff Gen. Martin Balza replace him until a successor was appointed . |
3 | But at least they could frighten him , show him that the Scots would never forget nor forgive what he had done , that he would never be safe anywhere near Scotland . |
4 | ‘ Well , I 've only got one thing to say to you , ’ says Joe , as I wave him and the other day-trippers off : ‘ Lucky bastard ! ’ |
5 | I give him and the whole House a full assurance that in the event of the introduction of executive detention , it would be carried out by Her Majesty 's Government in line with legislation passed by this House and retained by this Government on the statute book . |
6 | You get him and the class laughing at you . |
7 | I tell him that a friend who is even now in the Karakoram had been told that in Pakistan it was advisable to double the suggested dose of tablets and then to boil the water for twenty minutes . |
8 | Tell him that a young lady who has read his story with interest and affection offers them as a gift . |
9 | Then tell him that the problem is for him to free the rope without taking his hand out of his pocket or untying the rope . |
10 | I tell him that the idea of investigating the life of a beautiful French anthropologist , who , in common with seventy thousand other Jews from France , was gassed ( in a crowd , indistinguishable to the SS as the laibon 's cattle are to me ) , was my starting point . |
11 | There remains the third course , to throw Clarke over altogether and tell him that the highest point of his career has been reached . |
12 | Go back to the tiger and tell him that the cow would n't come with you , but that your wife is bringing it . " |
13 | Mr oh yes I remember him and the wife died but I did n't mind er |
14 | I assure him that a good , hard look will be given to this proposal and hang up . |
15 | However , I assure him that the resources of the Government forensic services are being increased and streamlined to meet that need . |
16 | I assure him that the Government will do all that they can to resist the imposition of such measures on this country . |
17 | I assure him that the Government 's support for LEDU , and the money with which they provide it , continue year on year to match the needs of small business . |
18 | I assure him that the money spent on the health reforms will lead to greater efficiencies and savings — its purpose is to improve patient care and to increase the number of patients treated — and it is extra to the maintenance programme . |
19 | I assure him that the highest priority will be given to developing those roads , within the budget by which we are currently constrained . |
20 | ‘ Ask him when the agents in place will start the anti-liberal operation ? ’ |
21 | I remind him that the applicant arrived in the United Kingdom on 23 September 1990 on a flight from Lagos , Nigeria , using a false passport , and claimed that he would be persecuted in Zaire — |
22 | I remind him that the applicant was interviewed three times , on 24 September , 2 December and 17 December , and was given every opportunity to present his case . |
23 | I write to Gerry saying say , Please prod Robert Atkins and remind him that the energy conservation bill 's dead good in case he 's forgotten . |
24 | Can Mr Mitterrand , even as the opinion polls condemn him and the press mock him as a king on the eve of his dethronement , be about to try one last grand jeu before he really ‘ quits ’ . |
25 | ( 7 ) A constable must , on requiring any person to provide a specimen in pursuance of this section , warn him that a failure to provide it may render him liable to prosecution . |
26 | Again , on the face of the statute , I can not see any reason why in this case the constable should do more than tell the driver the reason under section 7(3) why breath specimens can not be taken or used ; tell him that in these circumstances he is required to give a specimen of blood or urine but that it is for the constable to decide which ; warn him that a failure to provide the specimen required may render him liable to prosecution ; and then , if the constable decides to require blood , ask the driver if there are any reasons why a specimen can not or should not be taken from him by a doctor . |
27 | I warn him that the subject will not go away until he is frank with the House and the country . |
28 | If he does , follow him until the tracker takes over . ’ |
29 | Should disaster overtake him and the dreadful rumours become reality , she Joan , alias Anne Mowbray , would not wish for longer life … |