Example sentences of "[prep] him to make [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Claudia pleaded with him to make some defence . |
| 2 | It was n't easy for him to make new friends , particularly outside of whatever cast list he was currently a part , but occasionally it happened — as during the run of One Over The Eight . |
| 3 | For him to make that sort of joke on the recording was in keeping with the impression Charles was beginning to form of his character . |
| 4 | As he pushed away the empty plates she waited for him to make some comment about the meal . |
| 5 | In spite of my appeals for him to make some effort to intervene with the King , who could often attain success with a father bent on violent punishment , Kareem dismissed my cries of alarm with unconcealed irritation and insisted the subject be dropped . |
| 6 | She was waiting for him to make some reply , and he said slowly : ‘ I guess you must be homesick , now Captain Dawson is n't here . ’ |
| 7 | Representation of shires and boroughs had also been determined : the King no longer had discretion to decide which communities might send up M.P.s , although it was of course open to him to make new enfranchisements by royal charter . |