Example sentences of "[vb base] him [prep] his [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Peter means well and people always forgive him for his little failures . |
| 2 | The T. S. Eliot Lectures show him at his best — relaxed , immensely well read and decisive . |
| 3 | I lead a life unassociated with the physical labours that are the proper countryman 's contribution to his surroundings and which integrate him with his own creations . |
| 4 | ‘ Give him a fair trial , ’ the fat bastard roared , ‘ and then hang him from his own gate ! ’ ) |
| 5 | Dr John Foley would have been proud to drive his eldest son up to Earlsfort Terrace and wave him into his first day at university . |
| 6 | More and more she was acting like a bitch ; more than once she had to restrain the urge to hit out at him , punch him in his good-looking , smarmy face , especially when she would come upon him in the drawing-room sitting holding her great-gran 's hand , stroking it gently as if it were a cat , and that old woman sitting there and , like a cat , lapping it up . |
| 7 | ‘ I know exactly what you hoped , ’ Alexandra said , ‘ and I like him on his own . |
| 8 | He moved on to build up quite a successful sub-post office , yet still people remember him for his first novel ’ |
| 9 | All manner of villain tries to tempt him , divert him , or separate him from his small savings . |
| 10 | and pluck him from his halcyon pied-a-terre ? |
| 11 | I congratulate him on his robust stance in defence of British farmers , particularly those producing lamb , in stark contrast to the attitude of Labour Members , who wobble on everything . |
| 12 | James and the Nazarean hierarchy send their own missionaries in his wake , to undo his preaching and compromise him with his own converts — for Paul , by now , is preaching something very different from what the Nazareans themselves , under Jesus 's brother , have sanctioned . |
| 13 | William the Conqueror , who was a second cousin to King Edward the Confessor , succeeded as Duke of Normandy in 1035 , and believed that he was entitled to the crown of England , despite the fact that Harold II had fought along side him in his many battles against his great enemy , the King of France . |
| 14 | He was to give him a part which would take him into the West End a few months after leaving school , write a special role for him in what would be his first film , introduce him to his future wife and , through one of his sons , Brook , provide him with a lifelong younger ‘ brother ’ . |
| 15 | We should not blame him for being a man of his time but commend him for his remarkable vision and altruism . |
| 16 | ‘ Bind him on his own horse — it will go better under him than another . |
| 17 | But ask him about his particular interests and proudest possessions , and his reply will be underpinned by a reverence and fondness undisturbed by the passage of years . |
| 18 | That 's what I 'm saying , right , now , what I 'm saying is there 's a , that , that , is , there 's , there 's , there 's , there 's things , there 's things , there 's guides to be able to do that , right , and the guide is there 's certain things you do and certain things you do n't do , because what you do basically is that you close him on his final objection which is what you 're just saying you did , right , but you close him on his final objection , how did you manage to close him on his final objection ? |
| 19 | That 's what I 'm saying , right , now , what I 'm saying is there 's a , that , that , is , there 's , there 's , there 's , there 's things , there 's things , there 's guides to be able to do that , right , and the guide is there 's certain things you do and certain things you do n't do , because what you do basically is that you close him on his final objection which is what you 're just saying you did , right , but you close him on his final objection , how did you manage to close him on his final objection ? |
| 20 | so you close him on his final objection , you listen , you then sell him his objection , right , you sell him his objection , right , you confirm his answer , right , whatever he says to you and his answer you actually confirm it back to him , you do n't interrupt him , right , you do n't guess where he 's at , right and basically if work through a system you 'll get on there , now for me to be able to , to , to , what I 've just said to you is a load of garbage , but if I was sitting I was sitting actually go through each one of these steps and that 's what you term as a closing sequence , you see what I mean ? |
| 21 | Men love him for his hearty back-slapping and hand-shaking , for his habit of bear-hugging his male aides when things are going well . |
| 22 | Play him at his own game , a small voice whispered . |
| 23 | Rocky sounded *desperate* to get inany the side … so Wilko play him vs his old side ( drop Hodge ) and get Pembers fit and I bet we win 3–1 on Saturday . |
| 24 | Joshua Cohen had long ago recognised that Jacob would never make a businessman and had quickly abandoned his dream of having his son join him in his scrap-iron store . |
| 25 | It is futile to sing to the Lord with enthusiasm , thank him for his personal love , make room for prophecy that is specific and heartwarming , hear the challenging exposition of the Bible if in the end the call is simply not obeyed . |
| 26 | In the first issue , Owen finds out he has diabetes and we follow him through his first visit to the doctor and then at the hospital , as he learns how to manage diabetes so that he can go on living a normal life . |
| 27 | George would take the credit for all Tom 's successes and blame him for his own failures . |
| 28 | ‘ Oh Lord , look down upon this sinful child in his wickedness and lead him from his evil ways into righteousness If he is tempted again , remind him of the pains of Thy Hell , the torment and burning , so that he may quiver in his wretched flesh and repent in his immortal soul … |