Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] him [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | After all , when our western doctor 's diagnosis or treatment turns out to be ineffective we may regard him as a useless quack , but we do not also conclude that the entire system of medical science is erroneous . |
| 2 | I should describe him as an innocent . |
| 3 | He stormed : ‘ The FA should suspend him for a couple of years and if they ca n't ban the video then they should fine him every penny he makes out of it . |
| 4 | Even Sean 's obvious appreciation of her had served mainly to boost her confidence as to how she would look in that other man 's eyes , if by some absolute miracle they should meet him for a moment as they were driving through the grounds of Millfield House . |
| 5 | This should assure him of a bright future with ‘ The Stiffs ’ and , in all probability , lead to the club captaincy next season . |
| 6 | If the knots wo n't come out with that then she must take him to a professional grooming salon where the knots will be removed safely and painlessly . |
| 7 | And how there were some there who thought no shame to recommend that you should invite him to a meeting , so that he could be taken unawares and murdered there . |
| 8 | ‘ As you were working and you run a business , I assumed you must leave him with a babyminder . ’ |
| 9 | It was a highly coveted position and , thrilled with it and with himself , he had suggested Ashley should accompany him to a test day . |
| 10 | And you must fight him as an enemy and you must defeat him . |
| 11 | ‘ You must fight him like a gentleman , without anyone to help you ! ’ she told her husband . |
| 12 | He says modestly that he ‘ got into rather an idle way ’ , but Wordsworth 's way of ‘ idling ’ offers little comfort to those who might consider him as a precedent for their own incapacity . |
| 13 | Now you 'll see him in a moment , he this guy driving he wants to go off on a slip road . |
| 14 | The voice was Coleridge 's , arguing that although the war had been costly to the rich , it had left them much ; ‘ but a PENNY taken from the pocket of a poor man might deprive him of a dinner ’ . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'll take him on a picnic , ’ she said . |
| 16 | There 's got ta be someone out there though , that 'll take him for a ride ! |
| 17 | Previously he had had no worry about her possible infidelity or that she might leave him for a more effective performer . |
| 18 | We 'll leave him for a minute or two , then I 'll test his reflexes . ’ |
| 19 | If reserved for his personal use , it might put him at a certain advantage over his employer . |
| 20 | I 'll get him in a Glory all right and up Monument Hill . ’ |
| 21 | Anyway , we 'll start him on a combination of chloroquine and primaquine . |
| 22 | It might remind him of a few school episodes he will have made sure to forget . ’ |
| 23 | Oh yes , well I 'll remind him in a minute . |
| 24 | Mm , they 'll last him for a long , long time . |
| 25 | ‘ I 'll canter him for a bit , then wait till you come up for your turn . ’ |
| 26 | He hesitated , looking round the shop as though it might help him to a decision . |
| 27 | We 'll find him in a moment . |
| 28 | You 'll find him behind a small wooden counter in the left-hand corner of the bar . |
| 29 | ‘ Now you 've got the boy , you 'll turn him into a thief and a liar . |
| 30 | Poland might fight him to a standstill on her own . |