Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] he [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I long to see him become a Giant . |
| 2 | Er you want to let him have a look |
| 3 | He had all the social skills : I remember watching him tap a mesmeric foot to the tune of ‘ I Scream , You Scream , We All Scream for Ice Cream ’ . |
| 4 | Try to persuade him to make a real effort to give up smoking — he may put on a bit of weight but he can tackle that later — and to eat frequent snacks throughout the day instead of two or three heavy meals . |
| 5 | His daughter wrote , in a biography even more adulatory than most Victorian daughters ' biographies of their fathers , ‘ He loved conversing with all manner of persons , but I do think he preferred a parson to any other . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've been too busy to take him out all day , and I do like him to have a little outing . ’ |
| 7 | Regarding fat Mel , I think telling him to take a complete rest from football is a euphemism for ‘ you 're finished ! ’ . |
| 8 | mean to say he wants a break does it ? |
| 9 | I 've seen him play over the years er Mick , you know he 's er typical of player , we 've had him watched a few times this year , er scouts him er at Aston Villa , said he had a magnificent game . |
| 10 | I 've asked him to do a bloody couple of jobs and he has n't done 'em yet |
| 11 | Young writer Tim Firth scored a big hit here last year with the lunchtime show , A Man of Letters , so this year we 've asked him to write a main house show for us — the hilarious Neville 's Island . |
| 12 | ‘ I have seen him play a little bit more to the net than normally , but I would say that he has much more confidence staying back and playing long rallies . |
| 13 | His exercise regime is supported by strict adherence to a diet , and together they have enabled him to retain a muscular frame with what he claims is zero body fat . |
| 14 | Fortunately David Peterson 's obvious talent and self-confessed passion for the country have enabled him to present a balanced and interesting collection of images . |
| 15 | We have asked him to lodge a formal vote of confidence in the government when the Congress resumes today , ’ one source said . |
| 16 | While these comparisons consider visual features , and the human literature suggests that at this stage visual information is not involved ( Evett and Humphreys , 1981 ) , Hull 's considerations have led him to adopt a neighbourhood approach which is also suggested by the cognitive science literature ( Hull , 1986 ) . |