Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] him to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Want to nail him to the fence you should think he 's not |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | But his mind was quick , and his memories were all intact ; and the longing never really went away , that awful persistent longing that could find outlet only in frustration and anger , and a wish to do bad things ; to hurt and to insult like he did now while he waited for David to concede defeat and agree to take him to the auction after all . |
| 6 | I 've invited him to the rectory for dinner . |
| 7 | ‘ I intend to introduce him to the Führer at that meeting , General . |
| 8 | Here is the story of his life and of the succession of movies , remarkably similar in tone and most of them featuring actors like Robert de Niro and Harvey Keitel , which have raised him to the status of ( perhaps ) the world 's most famous film director . |
| 9 | You have to expose him to the temptation , do n't you ? |
| 10 | ‘ If I 'm given a challenge I have to have a go at it , ’ he admits , reflecting on the guiding principles that have taken him to the top of two major industries . |
| 11 | I have dedicated him to the blessed St John the Baptist and had him circumcised . ’ |