Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] him [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The British still tend to treat him with a faintly hostile embarrassment : as well they might , since for the past four years , his principal message has been condemnation of their duplicity in , as he sees it , backing away from promises to introduce democratic government by 1997 . |
| 2 | Foreigners tend to see him as a ‘ whingeing pom , brit etc. ’ and do not like the program . |
| 3 | After spending a few months gauging public reaction , West Mercia Police intend to use him as a kerbside deterrent against speeding . |
| 4 | I like to compare him with a footballing genius , putting through passes others are too slow to take , and making moves that would be brilliant if only the rules were different . |
| 5 | The tunes played by the 25-year-old former London College of Music student have become a feature at the club this season and the Crewe directors intend to reward him with a free season ticket . |
| 6 | He used to go to the station and watch the farmers coming in ; and if he saw a likely one or one he knew , he used to approach him and try to get him to a pub to have a drink and talk things over . |
| 7 | So try to get him to a point where he is agreeable to discussing the problem openly with you or else to go for some form of counselling . |
| 8 | Turn to face him in a balanced stance |
| 9 | However hard we try to make him into a literary archetype he remains firmly rooted in life , in nonliterary experience . |
| 10 | Lovat was used to cringing servility , and he could n't remember when anyone had last disagreed with him , never mind treating him to a scalding tirade of abuse . |
| 11 | For all his ego and vanity , even Florian has never for a moment imagined that I felt any sort of lust or love for him , although he also has no idea just how selfish and immature I do find him outside a broadcasting studio . |
| 12 | ‘ I 've met him at a couple of PFA functions and when it was my testimonial he sent some things down to be raffled . |
| 13 | Cos I 've seen him about a lot . |
| 14 | The big fella is more keyed up than I 've seen him for a long time and he is channelling all his energies into one final world cup fling . |
| 15 | I 've seen him in a proper leather jacket . |
| 16 | But the fact that he 's a born racer , I mean I know him quite well , I 've seen him around a lot , I would talk to him a lot , so would other colleagues here , every race since that decision , I think without trying , he persuaded himself , we were able to persuade him without trying too hard that maybe he should reconsider ; I think time did the rest . |
| 17 | Donald and Piers ( because I 've lameducked him in a sense , too ) but they 're both attractive young men . |
| 18 | Billy 's been brilliant because we 've had him on an album-by-album deal , and he could have jumped ship , but he 's been really loyal . ’ |
| 19 | If he does really well he can hope for a bonus of cross-party votes : never mind Patrick 's party label , we 've known him for a long time , we like him and he 's been very helpful . |
| 20 | He said : ‘ All I know is that we 've signed him on a playing contract for four years and we 're delighted to have him back . |
| 21 | But do n't worry : I 've put him on a separate floor . ’ |
| 22 | However , ever since an incident with a chicken which resulted in a bald-arsed chicken and a dog with a mouthful of feathers , I 've kept him on a lead whenever I 've been near a farmyard . |
| 23 | and as he 's done that the mates behind him have shot him with a real gun , his gone , his gone |
| 24 | His outrageous leotards , sexy routines and snappy catch-phrases — ‘ I want your body ! ’ — have made him into a sort of Linford Christie with a breakfast box . |
| 25 | But when you have equipped him with a wife — why , it will be in his interest to kill you ! ’ |
| 26 | Bonar Law has usually received a bad press from historians , who have portrayed him as a hard , dour , humourless fanatic . |
| 27 | It was an occasion filled with memories of a life time in the carpet business , highlighted with speeches by Ralph Ellis , Rod Turnbull , Steve Higgins and from customers who have known him for a long time . |
| 28 | I have provided him with an adjustable heartbeat of around 100 . ’ |
| 29 | I have followed him for a long time and his work just gets better and better . |
| 30 | Many of Voight 's films have cast him as a none-too-bright but likeable hunk . |