Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] [verb] he [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A spell out of the side could make him restless . |
| 2 | I always wondered which judgement seat would get him first . ’ |
| 3 | The spirit of the wind will bring him good luck and the spirit of the rain will make him happy . ’ |
| 4 | The first thing to be said is that the ‘ circumstantial variables ’ of a president 's incumbency may give him important advantages . |
| 5 | Charles 's following ( populus ) then swore " in its own language , the lingua romana " : " If Louis keeps the oath which he swears to his brother Charles , and my lord Charles for his part does not keep his , if I can not make him refrain [ from that action ] , then neither I nor any other whom I can make refrain will give him any aid against Louis " . |
| 6 | I would have thought around about 15th place would see him happy enough . |
| 7 | A self-taught blacksmith has won a prestige commission to create new gates for Hereford Cathedral.The job will take him three months to complete . |
| 8 | The spirit of the wind will bring him good luck and the spirit of the rain will make him happy . ’ |
| 9 | Also , I 've decided not to brush down the table or re-mark it or clean the balls : I reckon a few bad kicks and some low-lying grit on the baize will unsettle him more than they will me . |
| 10 | One fellow even bought Albie a pint because he said his wife might leave him alone now she knew there was somebody more miserable than him . |
| 11 | The blow to the back of his head might lay him senseless a short while , but certainly had not broken his skull , and could not have killed him . |
| 12 | In his mid-forties , he was a quiet man and a noted specialist in thyroid problems , but not even his best friend could call him handsome . |
| 13 | He had hoped that walking would keep him warm . |
| 14 | There was a boat at the mill , and the current would help him down-river in the crossing and bring him quickly to the water-meadows by the abbey . |
| 15 | Unless it rains , the ground should suit him fine , and Richard Dunwoody showed on Thursday just how priceless his assistance can be . |
| 16 | 1781 " The Society for Propagating Christian Knowledge having appointed a Schoolmaster for the Parish of Kildaltan , with a Sallary of six pounds sterl. , on the Express condition that the Parish should pay him four pound more — Therefore the Parish of Kildaltan are Stented with the said sum . |
| 17 | He had quite forgotten it , or , rather , it had sunk back to the dark , subterranean level from which it had sprung and on which he really did believe his father might kill him some day . |
| 18 | Victory would give him 314,328 cup points . |
| 19 | Victory would give him 314,328 cup points . |
| 20 | Suddenly George was frightened that the man would think him mean . |
| 21 | In my letter I mentioned the particular case of the Times Motoring correspondent who found that the return Brighton — Birmingham rail fare would cost him four times as much as the price of petrol for a car journey , despite driving a not especially economical car . |
| 22 | John 's feeling of self-worth will equip him better to cope with the trauma that he is about to face . |
| 23 | Only a judge and a jury can make him guilty . |
| 24 | Perhaps the hon. Gentleman 's friend in Manchester university will enlighten him further about that . |
| 25 | Such a project must give him some new perspectives on the guy at the centre of it all . |
| 26 | The public enthusiasm of New York 's governor , Mario L. Cuomo , for his candidacy suggested that Kerrey was acceptable to northern liberals , while his farm state background could give him some appeal in the South , and his war record , glamour and relative youth were also seen as advantages . |
| 27 | And the sunshine would do him good , she had said , would help with the arthritis that nagged at his left hip joint . |
| 28 | To get things moving , wealthy collector Walter Donovan ( Julian Glover ) — who believes drinking from the cup will make him immortal — kidnaps Indie 's father and lures the son to Venice where the search for a vital clue necessitates a flesh-crawling wade through flooded , rat-infested catacombs . |
| 29 | Now he unashamedly hopes his new fitness and the goal-glut will bring him Premier League football . |
| 30 | She knew by the expression on his face that he was hers , and she was confident her sexual ability could keep him happy until she was ready to move on . |