Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] him [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact Waugh had just written to him as a stranger to thank him for his ‘ ingenious and delightful allegory ’ — his gratitude all the warmer because , as he flatteringly remarks , he had tried to buy a copy and found it sold out . |
| 2 | We like walking so we bought a second-hand backpack for him which has proved to be a lot more useful — it 's much easier to carry him in it . |
| 3 | If not , they are free to treat him in what they believe to be his best interests . |
| 4 | ‘ He recalled the innumerable sacrifices he has made on your behalf and reproached you for not being prepared to help him in his hour of need . |
| 5 | He thinks this keeps him on his mettle , but it often leaves him at a loss for the right word . |
| 6 | He was afraid to keep him in his own house because the old fellow rants and raves upon occasion and might distress Mrs Browning . |
| 7 | A group of ragged children and some idle women were watching him with amusement rather than disapproval , half applauding him with their cruel laughter , and although one woman boldly cried , ‘ Shame , ’ most seemed to be enjoying the unequal struggle . |
| 8 | The man in the bushes by the gate still worried her but I found it easy to isolate him from our friendship , although she felt now that he was trying to gas her ; the fumes from someone 's central heating outlet , discernible on the otherwise pure air , had inspired and confirmed her in this idea . |
| 9 | It was easy to convince him of his worthlessness-to make him believe he was capable of such an act . |
| 10 | ‘ The horse is new to me and I am in the process of sweetening him up , ’ Richards said , ‘ so it is impossible to rate him with my other winners . |
| 11 | Easy to blame him for everything . ’ |
| 12 | It was still unthinkable to see him without his sketchbook and pencil , but of the hundreds and hundreds of drawings he made , he gave away many or sold them for a few francs . |
| 13 | The abolition of the House in March 1649 deprived him of his employment until the Restoration . |
| 14 | Indeed , Leonard 's main recollection of his father lies in that style , rather than more personal attributes or memories , and he is wont to describe him with his top hat and gloves , his cane and spats , and miniature service medals . |
| 15 | " We 're lucky to have him with us . |
| 16 | Supporting cast DJ Renegade and secondary shouter Blue Eyes provide hardy back-up ; previous single ‘ Mind Of An Ordinary Citizen ’ , the breakneck ‘ Forward ’ and a dangerous tear through manifesto track ‘ Survival Of The Hardest Working ’ to close , are the muscular set 's highlights , and the moment where Blade gets our own Chris Hughes onstage to photograph him with his fans is cute — QED , this jolly , gentle , reassuringly chubby little geezer does not need to pander to the male hormones and the baser instincts of his audience to get noticed . |
| 17 | no , he 's hard to get him into his suit trousers |
| 18 | She welcomes a mistress who is not likely to take him from her , even a waiflike wife who shares his dependence on her . |
| 19 | As for Mr Gorbachev himself , he is desperate for the party to stay in one piece because he knows that , once on their own , neither hardliners nor reformers would be likely to want him as their leader . |
| 20 | The English-speaking media applauded Daniel Dubroca as a player and captain on countless occasions , but still felt duty-bound to criticise him for his arbitration . |
| 21 | It is better to judge him on his reappearance run at Chepstow when , despite being 11 kilos overweight , according to trainer Martin Pipe , he easily disposed of Run And Skip , with Little Polveir beaten out of sight . |
| 22 | And somebody with his influence and power , it 's good to have him on our side , as it were . |
| 23 | It would do her good to have him as her fly in the ointment . |
| 24 | Away to his right the lighthouse stood on its rocky island like a picture in a story book and it all reminded him of his first holiday by the sea at the age of seven . |
| 25 | You all forced him on me . ’ |
| 26 | It 's too late to remind him of what is long gone . ’ |
| 27 | If he forgot it , some well-meaning or malicious busybody would be sure to remind him of it . |
| 28 | By then it was too late to enter him for his other preferred Cheltenham Festival target , the Mildmay of Flete Handicap Chase , so he had to take his chance in the big one . |
| 29 | The Cambridge deputy orator of 1957 commended him for his ecumenical work , and as the tireless pastor of the northern province , and made no mention of his academic originality — perhaps the ghost of Bethune-Baker still peeped through a window of the Senate House . |
| 30 | It would mean returning to Wellington with a broken heart , and despite their short acquaintance she already knew it would be a long time before she would be able to evict him from her thoughts . |