Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] he [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Then Lydia , who was part of the group , had a go at me and said you had to put your whole being into Christ 's hands and trust him to do the rest .
2 Send a man into the field only half-armed with the facts and expect him to do a professional job .
3 Make contact with the chairman of the Uses Committee and press him to place the church in the hands of the local office of one of the national estate agents .
4 Louise tried to soothe him and persuade him to drink the antiseptic draught which McNab had given her .
5 He prepares to do so , and only when it is clear that he will obey the divine command does God at the last moment spare his son and tell him to kill a sheep instead .
6 And oh , how she 'd love to use that choice and tell him to take a hike , she thought longingly .
7 I 'll phone the Brigadier up there and tell him to send a man to relieve you . ’
8 Place the loop of the rope on your volunteer 's right arm and tell him to place an arm in his pocket .
9 ‘ The days must go when they can wake up a judge at dead of night , give him a drop of brandy , show him a headline from The Sun and get him to sign an injunction , ’ Mr Todd said .
10 Syd Tierney , NEC member ‘ The days must go when they can wake a judge at dead of night , give him a drop of brandy , show him a headline from The Sun , and get him to sign an injunction . ’
11 THE days must go when they can wake up a judge at dead of night , give him a drop of brandy , show him a headline in The Sun , and get him to sign an injunction .
12 I 'll ring Bourne and get him to organise a small team .
13 ( If there is a problem and the cogs still will not spin , then take them to your dealer/mechanic and get him to have a look for you . )
14 Well all you really could do was say , well you 'll have to ask your doctor and get him to have a talk with your husband .
15 MacDonald declared that he would at once see the King and advise him to hold a conference on the following morning attended by Baldwin , Samuel and himself .
16 Do not give your camera to a passing stranger and ask him to take a picture of you , so many times it has happened that the stranger has then run off with it .
17 ‘ I 'd better find a builder , then , and ask him to take a look . ’
18 Will the Queen summon the leader of the largest single party to the Palace and ask him to form a government ?
19 And ask him to bring the old map with him , please . ’
20 Pass your list to your expert and ask him to check the points out for you .
21 He did n't care as long as she did n't get caught and ask him to pay the fine .
22 That it seems pointless not to remain friends after so long , and ask him to have a meal with you .
23 And force him to ask the same questions of his life , and to reply : This is all there is and it is enough .
24 And he had to admit that it was a clever plan to winkle Nader Nadirpur out of his hiding place and force him to tell the truth .
25 He gave her a look of amused speculation and she was glad to sit in her corner and leave him to get the drinks .
26 He hoped the young man would relapse into muteness and leave him to read the privilege and privacy imbedded in this landscape , to note the pampered thoroughbreds grazing beyond the fences and glimpse their owners ' residences tucked down driveways discreetly screened by firs .
27 It would be very simple to tell him everything and leave him to unscramble the truth contained in the confusion .
28 I instantly regret my indiscretion and beg him to keep the news to himself .
29 ‘ There 's another legacy of £1,000 , this time to his friend Martin Burger , ‘ more than enough for that new pair of spectacles which I hope may improve his judgement and help him to see the obvious . ’
30 A tube of Winsor blue for Alan Tate , spectacles for Burger … ‘ which I hope may improve his judgement and help him to see the obvious . ’
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