Example sentences of "[verb] him [noun sg] [to-vb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He needed success , a clean slate , because that would give him freedom to do much as he chose ; and that freedom was everything in life to Wallace Ellwood . |
| 2 | To begin with Robin used Amazon Swords , Water Wisteria , Java Fern and Pygmy Chain Swords , as these are quite hardy plants which should thrive and give him confidence to try some other kinds later on . |
| 3 | Walter ‘ Terry ’ Smith , 36 , of Cowgate , Edinburgh , had been freed from jail to give him time to get fresh evidence to prove his innocence . |
| 4 | Instead he put in an extra spurt to create a stockpile , giving him time to throw some finished logs on to the smaller heap . |
| 5 | Meanwhile , Meaulnes has seen and fallen in love with a beautiful woman , who grants him permission to return one day . |
| 6 | He never rose above the rank of lance-corporal , but a posting as an orderly room clerk on the east coast gave him leisure to write short stories of army life , published in Horizon and other periodicals . |