Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] he [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her eyes fluttered open , only to find him screwing the cap to the bottle . |
| 2 | After this episode I stopped telephoning him , only to find he enjoyed the game so much that he began calling me . " |
| 3 | ‘ I think they will if you can get the Old Man to twist the Khedive 's arm enough to persuade him to withdraw the levy . ’ |
| 4 | The Minister wished to revoke them only to ensure he obtained the expected revenue from the increased cost . |
| 5 | But if drink lost him respect , he never lost the admiration of one College porter who said you had only to watch him cross the street to know he was a genius . |
| 6 | ‘ Can I help you ? ’ she asked , trying not to let him see the amusement in her blue eyes . |
| 7 | Determined not to let him keep the advantage , she bundled the unwanted attraction she felt for him into a cupboard and locked the door on it , before retorting sweetly , ‘ Well , as your invitation was so pressing , I thought I might as well take full advantage of it . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Looks like it , ’ Sarella returned , trying not to let him get the better of her this time . |
| 9 | In the eyes of both , it would make sense not to have him roaming the country generating huge gatherings with a politically futile , and possibly violently anarchic , outcome . |
| 10 | He spoke just twice , once to answer his name and once to confirm he understood the charge . |
| 11 | ‘ This lady , ’ said Paviour , stepping aside to allow him to follow the mild gesture that indicated Charlotte , ‘ pulled you out . |
| 12 | This exercise is valuable not only to enable the draftsman to produce a set of conditions which is most to the advantage of his client ( whether his client be buyer or seller ) , but also to enable him to understand the motivation of the other side when he is in negotiation with their advisers . |
| 13 | In Fearless Frank , Phil Kaufman 's first solo feature , Voight played a country bumpkin who comes to Chicago , gets shot by mobsters , and wakes up to find he has the powers of a superman . |
| 14 | There is no legislative assembly although on Nov. 8 , 1990 , King Fahd announced that a long promised Consultative Council ( Majlis al-Shura ) would be set up to help him run the country without specifying a date for its creation . |
| 15 | After dark he grew restless and they had to tie him up to stop him following the jackals which howled around the village at night . |
| 16 | ‘ A witness has come forward to say he heard the police fire before Place . |