Example sentences of "[vb base] him [prep] [pos pn] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Get a man and mould him to their own design — onto their personal potter 's wheel he goes , all the unacceptable bits gouged out . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | ‘ Give him a fair trial , ’ the fat bastard roared , ‘ and then hang him from his own gate ! ’ ) |
| 4 | ‘ I know exactly what you hoped , ’ Alexandra said , ‘ and I like him on his own . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ Bind him on his own horse — it will go better under him than another . |
| 8 | In various ways the British , French , Italians , the Poles and the Russians all failed when seeking ‘ to buy Hitler off or use him to their own advantage ’ . |
| 9 | It 's but one of several the NME has received from Nazi filth rushing to defend Morrissey and claim him as their own . |
| 10 | Play him at his own game , a small voice whispered . |
| 11 | They have him in their own country ! |
| 12 | George would take the credit for all Tom 's successes and blame him for his own failures . |