Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] [verb] him [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For weeks he was the trouble of my dreams and it took real courage to go to see him in Attila the Hun . |
| 2 | The chief of the Near East Division had sat him down one day to try to teach him about Iran , but he doubted it had gone in . |
| 3 | She was close enough to the dead man to arrange to meet him at an isolated spot without arousing suspicions . |
| 4 | I would gladly say , ‘ Heil Hitler ! ’ and at once part company with him , realizing what a pitiable insult it is to such a great man to try to tlatter him with an imitation which he has always disdained . |
| 5 | I decided that as I had worked for Harold Wilson and enjoyed his total confidence for several years , there was some duty to try to deter him from the worst mistakes . |
| 6 | Who were you in your arrogance to try to save him from his wish ? |
| 7 | But social services decided they did not have sufficient information to justify removing him from the Roberts ' care . |
| 8 | But social services decided they did not have sufficient information to justify removing him from the Roberts ' care . |
| 9 | All those below were too busy and had not time to spare to comfort him with a few minutes ' companionship . |
| 10 | Tony did n't have time to waste booking him as a support act or doing a club circuit or anything like that . |