Example sentences of "[vb infin] him [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You could trust him not to take the mickey , or to turn round and bite your head off . |
| 2 | It was crossing their minds that it might be safer to leave him in the car , but they had to consider whether they could trust him not to steal it . |
| 3 | Do we trust him enough to rely on him utterly ? |
| 4 | Kirov had opened himself up so that the younger man would trust him enough to confide his deepest thoughts . |
| 5 | He is splendid company though you must know him well to have his trust for the scars of rebuke when called a traitor for playing in South Africa a decade ago remain etched on his character . |
| 6 | He is splendid company though you must know him well to have his trust for the scars of rebuke when called a traitor for playing in South Africa a decade ago remain etched on his character . |
| 7 | Talking during the week with a veteran of the ANC — a man who has opposed Smith publicly and privately for years — I was surprised to hear him say , ‘ Whether the PM was right or wrong , we must assist him now to look into this idea of a change of heart . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ We were very surprised that someone did n't snap him up to go jumping . |
| 9 | Dis Train and Man Of The West can give him most to do . |
| 10 | ‘ I think we should reinforce the fence with fine mesh , and we should give him somewhere to hide — a place inside his enclosure where he can feel safe . ’ |
| 11 | Wincanton winner Sun Surfer will give him plenty to do , but Grand Hawk is sure to have learned plenty and has more scope for improvement . |
| 12 | It will give him plenty to think about . |
| 13 | In any case , if Siward knew fresh forces were coming , you 'd expect him either to gather his forces and try to reverse the battle quickly , or to muster them in the forest and get away before the rest of the enemy could arrive . ’ |
| 14 | It was this habit of self-mastery which made one expect him always to maintain a standard of behaviour which other people felt themselves excused from emulating . |
| 15 | Got ta bring him up to scratch . |
| 16 | But of all Koresh 's dubious activities it was gun dealing that would bring him in to conflict with authority . |
| 17 | In winter when she entertained she would send him outside to chop more wood for their open fire . |
| 18 | His parents did n't send him here to have the teachers live his life for him . ’ |
| 19 | He says will you show him how to make a snowman ? |
| 20 | trouble he wants to get round and , give us a ring and my lad 'll show him how to work it . |
| 21 | He thinks it 's because of the sausages that people do n't like him enough to ask him to tea ; but it is n't really . |
| 22 | If he nagged , she would beg him not to rummage in her past . |
| 23 | A child at school must certainly be taught those skills which will enable him plausibly to seek and subsequently to hold down a job . |
| 24 | The 50–1 chance with Ladbrokes has had tablets , poultices , ice packs and laser treatment to try to clear the injury , and Witton-le-Wear based Williams will take him today to top Rugby vet Paddy Sweeney . |
| 25 | ‘ Better take him back to ask the questions , ’ the policeman said . |
| 26 | As a free man in a growing country , it did not take him long to see the potential . |
| 27 | ‘ He has that particular continental style but it wo n't take him long to gel . |
| 28 | It did n't take him long to realize that one less headache was getting rid of me . |
| 29 | But it did not take him long to sort out what was wrong with it . |
| 30 | ‘ You see , it did n't take him long to find the riff-raff , ’ Moran said . |