Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] him [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've asked him to do a bloody couple of jobs and he has n't done 'em yet |
| 2 | Erm he 's in Scotland for about the next month , but I 've asked him to do the recordings in the next week . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | If the horse has been badly trained and throws his head up then it can be a useful aid until you have taught him to accept the rein aids . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | We have asked him to lodge a formal vote of confidence in the government when the Congress resumes today , ’ one source said . |
| 8 | I have asked him to keep the matter secret . |
| 9 | Tilson 's family have asked him to contact the police . |
| 10 | He brings a large , but incomplete , map of the village and surrounding area , saying that he 's been approached by one of the railway companies who are interested in building a railway line to Seatown , and that they have asked him to have the map updated . |
| 11 | 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 ) . |