Example sentences of "[to-vb] him [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were only too pleased to grant him early retirement back in September when they needed to shed staff . |
| 2 | The Countryside Commission were to sign a deal with the Duke of Devonshire in September to grant him Capital Transfer Tax exemption ( estimated to be worth £12,000,000 ) in turn for large parts of this 130km 2 in the Dales becoming a public heritage centre under the Heritage Estate arrangement introduced by Leeds MP Denis Healey in 1975 to prevent the breakup of large estates ( the MP himself having just become President of the National Trust 's Yorkshire Moors & Dales Appeal ) . |
| 3 | Havel asked the legislature to grant him broader powers to defuse the constitutional crisis . |
| 4 | You 'll have to meet him one day , Karen , seriously . ’ |
| 5 | She had expected to meet him one day , but never like this . |
| 6 | Once more she saw the attractive man she had noticed in the High Street , and her colour rose as she recalled how she had hoped to meet him some day . |
| 7 | Barbosa there used to meet him most afternoons in the bullrings in Spain . |
| 8 | And Sofia , that foolish child , was eager to accept him any way she could get him ! |
| 9 | I looked for bubbles rising , hoping to find him that way , and saw not bubbles but a red stain in the water a short way off , a swirl of colour against drab . |
| 10 | I think the family managed to find him some kind of posting in a province in the north-west , towards the Land of the Twin Rivers . |
| 11 | I was trying to find him some couple of pairs of socks but I could n't find anything I liked . |
| 12 | Everything goes as planned and I soon bully him into the landing net , and from there the hook is removed and he is slid into my big , knotless keepnet , where he can lie safe and recover while I try to catch him some company . |
| 13 | No wonder he had never allowed the spotlight to catch him full face . |
| 14 | I tried to catch him this morning , before we went to our appointments , but he would n't speak to me . |
| 15 | Suppose a seller , S , has contracted with A in Aylesbury to sell him 60 cwt. of potatoes and with B in Bristol to sell him 25 cwt. and with C in Cardiff to sell him 15 cwt . |
| 16 | Suppose a seller , S , has contracted with A in Aylesbury to sell him 60 cwt. of potatoes and with B in Bristol to sell him 25 cwt. and with C in Cardiff to sell him 15 cwt . |
| 17 | In connection with some furniture poor Mary was ill-advised enough to sell him last year . |
| 18 | Suppose a seller , S , has contracted with A in Aylesbury to sell him 60 cwt. of potatoes and with B in Bristol to sell him 25 cwt. and with C in Cardiff to sell him 15 cwt . |
| 19 | The physiotherapist must be able to assess the patient 's needs , both overall and from session to session , in order to define an effective rehabilitation programme and to set him realistic goals . |
| 20 | ‘ I know where he 's staying and I 'm going to tackle him this evening . ’ |
| 21 | At last , out of the silence , Moran noticed McQuaid 's glass was empty and attempted to pour him more whiskey . |
| 22 | Two other garages have been hit by the same man in just 6 days and a police helicopter is on standby to track him next time he strikes . |
| 23 | To bring false charges against one 's enemy , backed up by witnesses , was to cause him great inconvenience and expense . |
| 24 | Two other books which he wrote at this time were to cause him serious trouble . |
| 25 | Hua 's policy of the ‘ two whatevers ’ , i.e. to ( 1 ) resolutely uphold whatever decisions Mao had made and ( 2 ) carry out whatever the Chairman had instructed , were to cause him some difficulties in a changing political environment . |
| 26 | The weight of Garvey on his narrow , bony shoulders , combined with the close fit of the donkey-head , seemed to cause him some distress , because he suddenly reeled up against a wall and snatched off the head . |
| 27 | ‘ I did n't mean to cause him any harm . |
| 28 | Her main motive had been simply her love for Jack , her desire to believe him , not to question him , not to cause him any pain , but to accept as fundamental that he must be happy . |
| 29 | The recollection appeared to cause him further amusement . |
| 30 | Franca had in fact tried vainly to waken him that morning , stirring him a little and calling his name . |