Example sentences of "[vb infin] him [prep] the " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | But it is too soon for him to face the likes of Devon Malcolm , and Fletcher said the tour selectors would not consider him for the pipe opener in Faridabad . |
| 2 | When I came back , cos I went in on the way to the hairdresser 's , to find out about it , and I thought I 'd buy him on the way back , when I went back it was still sitting in the same place with its tail hanging out of the back . |
| 3 | Any story which carries the imputation of discreditable conduct by somebody will be actionable by a plaintiff who can show that at least some readers would recognise him as the person being criticised , or that the facts in the story necessarily imply such an allegation against him . |
| 4 | The elder has been in Normandy for four years now , Stephen can hardly count him as the staunch supporter he used to be . ’ |
| 5 | She trusted him to look after the Post 's interests before he sold the story to any other outlets , but she did not know whether she could trust him with the story . |
| 6 | I would n't trust him with the keys . |
| 7 | He gambles that I will not leap down and pursue him along the pavement . |
| 8 | If Bowe wins and opts for a first defence against veteran George Foreman , the WBC have confirmed they will strip him of the title and declare Lennox Lewis champion . |
| 9 | If I got one what was a bit tricky I used to perhaps tie him to the gate , but they got used to it . |
| 10 | Onassis invited me — I did n't know him at the time but later we became great friends — and we talked . |
| 11 | Colin Webley ( 36 ) is another newcomer as far as playing is concerned , although many of you will know him as the chap who did sterling work in the tea hut last season . |
| 12 | Even within living memory the following saying was often quoted : ‘ If you find an honest miller you 'll know him by the tuft of hair growing in the palm of his hand . ’ |
| 13 | I do n't know him like the others . ’ |
| 14 | Bless Marvin Gaye — but we do n't need him at the moment ! |
| 15 | Firstly , the approach can be used to direct his or her attention to those customers or prospective customers requiring further investigation regarding their ability to pay , and importantly can alert him to the need to alter the terms of trade or pricing to manage the level of risk and set appropriate credit limits . |
| 16 | You can introduce him as the guy you and I appointed some months back to work with Sanders on the preparation of the Business Plan . |
| 17 | I was going to wash the pots I 'll go and smack him round the head |
| 18 | Because he thinks a woman is not gon na get up and smack him in the face . |
| 19 | Buchanan 's Triangles clubmate Mark Tosh pushed hard to try and catch him on the five-mile run but the Derry man won in a time of 1.28.52 . |
| 20 | Dreams , I 'll catch him in the net of my dreams . |
| 21 | ‘ Tell that brother of yours that we 'll catch him in the end so he might as well give himself up . ’ |
| 22 | So How did they catch him in the dog 's home that 's what I was thinking . |
| 23 | A second application in two weeks , followed by another more careful combing , would completely rid him of the pests . |
| 24 | As the living room of his end-terraced council house in Cherrywood Drive , Beith , Ayrshire , became a court , Mr McTear admitted that even the awful price of his former 60-a-day habit could not rid him of the temptation . |
| 25 | ‘ Then will you bury him in the churchyard ? ’ she asked quickly . |
| 26 | He never saw the rope that would hang him for the noose was concealed in the hem of the white hood that the hangman drew over his head with the usual gentle suggestion that AIbert Pierrepoint reserved for these occasions . |
| 27 | But you see , the Reverend has a distant relative whom he means to put in my place and so I was granted sick leave over the holiday in order that his dear Jonathan could come and assist him with the Christmas services . |
| 28 | What the charity groups think of him is hardly going to make or break him in the operatic world . ’ |
| 29 | She could not picture him behind the grim walls of Swansea Prison , instead she remembered him riding with her in the park , smiling down at her with his dark eyes , making her feel so small and helpless . |
| 30 | At Gorbachev 's side stood Marshall Dmitri Yazov , the defence minister who would later betray him in the attempted coup . |