Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] he [to-vb] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | What had finally driven him to do this dreadful thing ? |
| 2 | ‘ If that is what you want , Mr Reynolds , then I 'm sure David can be persuaded to leave with his family , ’ Beth told him icily ; though in fact she despaired of ever persuading him to leave this house . |
| 3 | But university life , not least his ability to rent a flat with Morton Rosengarten in Lower Stanley Street ( for some time unbeknown to his mother ) , now allowed him to do this actually . |
| 4 | I felt that she may have either directly or indirectly encouraged him to make this decision for several reasons : she was suffering ; she knew that he was n't going to leave the hospital and she accepted that ; and she did n't like seeing him talk himself into more suffering for him and for her ; and I do n't think there 's any question that in some sense she must have gotten this across to him that he ought to give up much more than anyone else . |
| 5 | ‘ I certainly expect him to see this season out . |