Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [pers pn] [prep] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he asked to see her in his study , a few days after her return from Blaworth , she feared the worst . |
| 2 | But after he had left them Rain wondered whether Shildon might not want to see her about his MacQuillan inquiry , a matter other events had put out of her mind . |
| 3 | But he was clearly relieved when I agreed to accept it at his hands . |
| 4 | I did not want to worry him in his last moments , so I did not tell him that Linton was also dying . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The ideas might even have come from elsewhere-their tutors , or books , or perhaps a tape/slide presentation — but the student has to embrace them as his or her own if he or she is claiming them to be true . |
| 7 | He has to wear it at his mother 's wedding . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I want to thank him for his patience , foresight , and ability to interpret my ideas , incorporate his own with them , and achieve what you see here tonight . |
| 9 | WIELDING a meat chopper , a man slashed and injured two government workers and a policeman yesterday as they tried to evict him from his home in Kowloon Walled City , which the Hong Kong government says is a slum and should be demolished . |
| 10 | She went to sleep , and woke to growl , ‘ Me least , ’ and he put a bath towel round her and tried to carry her into his bed-sitting room , but he was too frail to do it and she had to wake up again to walk by herself . |
| 11 | ‘ Actually , I have come to see you on his behalf , ’ said Mary pompously . |
| 12 | Major Tzann wants to see you in his office , right away . ’ |
| 13 | I tried to help him with his schedule and give him advice on exam technique . |
| 14 | The other member , who might have been expected to buy it for his own son , a young man recently qualified in law , did not at first do so ; he said business was unreliable , there were not enough clients , the reputation of the firm had been allowed to run down . |
| 15 | His hair had grown ; he tried to comb it with his fingers . |
| 16 | As he journeyed home in the early-morning gloom , he tried to fix it in his mind with words . |
| 17 | Provi he wants to put them in his camera and that see , so |
| 18 | He has to bow them to his opinions , that 's the way we live . ’ |
| 19 | But he wants to keep it in his own hands . |
| 20 | He tried to warm her with his body but he was so cold himself he did n't know if it would work . |
| 21 | He tried to warm them with his hands . |
| 22 | Daemons tried to turn him from his path . |
| 23 | Who were you in your arrogance to try to save him from his wish ? |
| 24 | She suddenly pulled herself up short and injected some huskiness into her voice , like a politician who wants to convince you of his sincerity . |
| 25 | Limeking went down as if shot , and his rider Pat Buckley desperately tried to get him to his feet as the horse , flanks heaving , lay in a mess of thorn and fir and mud . |
| 26 | She said : ‘ He holds out his hands for him and loves to have him on his knee . |
| 27 | and he wants to get it for his disability project to see if he can get |
| 28 | Melody tried to raise him to his feet yet again , but Seb pushed her off . |
| 29 | She dropped the frying pan and used both hands to push the back door shut , heaving with all her strength as the man tried to block it with his body . |
| 30 | Do n't forget Louis 's pills , he has to take them with his food . |