Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] he [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After spying him through the kitchen window with Mrs Files , so much himself , so much not Francis , I thought I did n't want to see him at all . |
| 2 | ‘ What the hell do you want to see him for ? ’ asked Brown . |
| 3 | The German and French leaders told the Prime Minister they did not want to see him in the run up to the Edinburgh summit , which begins on Friday . |
| 4 | She says she did want him out of the house , but she did n't want to kill him as a court was going to evict him anyway . |
| 5 | Of course I wanted to help but did n't want to startle him by suddenly appearing . |
| 6 | ‘ Would n't want to meet him on a dark night , ’ breathed Arthur , trying to make light of the incident . |
| 7 | I did not want to worry him in his last moments , so I did not tell him that Linton was also dying . |
| 8 | I 've pulled him out of it I pulled him out of it for the simple reason , he is the only one which is , I did n't want to segregate him on his own . |
| 9 | In a letter to his mother he explained that ‘ seeing God had so often heard his most humble petitions , and had delivered him out of many most eminent dangers of soul and body , and had brought his family out of most desperate calamities , he should now seek to serve Him in such a calling ’ . |
| 10 | Surely no one would need to consult him at this hour ? |
| 11 | He was surprised that the doctor should seek to draw him into such boldness with one who was of the other sex , and the daughter of a friend . |
| 12 | You may need to watch him at first , so that you can clean and dress any grazes or cuts immediately . |
| 13 | I could n't wait to tell him on Monday . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , give my love to cousin George and say we 'll expect to see him at Cumbermound for the show on Sunday . |
| 15 | ‘ We would expect to see him in a couple of warm-up fights , certainly someone in the top 10 , before he fights Mike Tyson again , if that is to happen , ’ said Morris . |
| 16 | What she would give to punch him on the nose , and flatten once and for all his insulting , devilish assumptions . |
| 17 | There was nothing she could do to warn him about trouble except beat a hasty retreat back to their hotel suite in Cascais before Jason could catch up with her . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'd want to club him on the head with a soulier de satin after two hours , ’ said Roger , in a harsh hurrying tone . |
| 19 | Still , going back to my original point , if Sterland was declared fit , would anyone want to play him above Kelly ? |
| 20 | So that one day when they are sitting on their fat butts in frankfurt or Langley and some poor guy 's written seven point nine two centimetre automatic rifle instead of seven point nine two millimetre , they wo n't want to fire him for bad writing . |
| 21 | I would like to thank him through your columns , but would also dearly like to hear form him if he feels so inclined . |
| 22 | I would like to thank him for his considerable contribution to the company 's success over the last three years . |
| 23 | ‘ On behalf of all the players , I 'd like to thank him for what he 's done , ’ said Heatherston . |
| 24 | We would also like to thank him for all the hard work he put into Lee Green . |
| 25 | I did n't like to see him like this so when the second man had gone I turned to Dad . |
| 26 | Mr Pyle would like to see him in Riyadh without delay . |
| 27 | I 'd like to punch him in the face for his insolence . |
| 28 | ‘ I would like him to contact the police incase he can help but also because I would like to shake him by the hand . |
| 29 | But he says the payout ca n't begin to compensate him for the devastating effect the accident has had on his life . |
| 30 | I should like to inform him of an exercise that is being carried out by Doug Bulmer , the president of the British Association of Colliery Management . |