Example sentences of "[verb] him [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The doctor has forbidden him to put any weight on it . ’
2 Sadly he rejected this dual instruction and was lost on a low-level marking attack that , had Cochrane been aware that Gibson was not checked out at Warboys , his AOC would have forbidden him to fly that night .
3 I did n't want anyone to go to that sort of trouble , but … well , I know Steve 's worried , and I want him to enjoy this trip . ’
4 I want him to investigate that vent for any sign that someone might have used it to escape . ’
5 ‘ Now I want him to have more shots on goal and get on the end of more chances . ’
6 cos we want want him to get maximum benefit from the school not just
7 Even the enthusiasm of a Maury Temerlin ( 1976 ) does not tempt him to attribute this level of sophistication to Ameslan Lucy ; in part , for the obvious reason , that she would then be at risk to what is on the other side of this coin — moral guilt .
8 Is the Chancellor aware that not so long ago I met a chap in Blackpool who said to me , ’ When you see that Chancellor of the Duchy , tell him that I want to give him a piece of my mind : not only is the poll tax three times higher than the rates , but I have lost my job , my wife has been waiting for an operation for two years , my daughter has lost her maternity grant through this Tory Government and my son has lost his income support — so when you see the chairman of the Tory party , will you tell him that I want to meet him to discuss this matter at the top of the Blackpool Tower ? ’
9 He came into still closer contact with the film industry when S. John Woods , as advertising director at Ealing Studios , invited him to design three posters .
10 For instance , a child may inherit a predisposition to schizophrenia , which causes him to have certain childhood adjustment problems , which in turn bring about unusual family communication styles .
11 Those who did know him had little idea that he was a dangerous psychotic , who nurtured a deep hatred for his parents .
12 ‘ I do n't need him to have another run before Cheltenham .
13 Realising that his son had little chance of success in Munich Leopold began trying to encourage him to lay other plans and Nannerl joined in the plea saying :
14 However , after discharge from hospital he remained isolated despite efforts that were made to encourage him to develop social contacts through joining community clubs .
15 And his mother , anxious when she could not make contact with him , reported him missing nine days later .
16 Once I even caught him buying tinned sardines — with all that fresh fish in the sea ! ’
17 ‘ I certainly expect him to see this season out .
18 When W. H. Auden once found him playing that game and asked him why he seemed to relish it , he reflected gravely and then replied , " Well , I suppose it 's the nearest thing to being dead " .
19 He conferred with Willys , who duly informed Thurloe of his whereabouts , having first warned Ormonde to change his lodgings , so enabling him to keep one jump ahead of the pursuit .
20 Len possessed that amazing ability that is sometimes found in footballers , to ‘ hang ’ in the air for a fraction of a second , so enabling him to obtain greater power and better direction from the ensuing header .
21 His mother , he knew , would never have expected him to walk those yards alone had she known that he suffered such atavistic panic , but she had n't known and he would have died before telling her .
22 ‘ I 'd have expected him to have more sense , ’ said young Jonna tersely .
23 Roy Fredericks 's second century helped him pass 500 runs for the series , although Richards and Greenidge still finished above him in the aggregates and averages .
24 Woodruffe helped him drink some Scotch and put him in Rogers 's limousine which a mechanic had brought over .
25 Afterwards they went shopping together and she helped him choose some shoes for his wife .
26 She helped him lose two stones .
27 Simon gained valuable site experience which helped him to gain chartered engineer status .
28 They helped him regain selective movements in his arm , and to control the grasp reflex in his hand .
29 The centre helped him to get professional help .
30 ‘ Arazi came to today 's race after enduring all sorts of problems — the trip to America for the Kentucky Derby , a hard race at Ascot when he was n't right and an injury which stopped him running two weeks ago .
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