Example sentences of "[v-ing] him to [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So his Hebrew schooling thereby climaxed ; his public participation galvanising him to accelerated study . |
| 2 | He agreed to a televised debate , hosted by Dan Rather , with Cameron Nielson Sr. Farnham was still feisty on the show , but Cameron Nielson , looking younger now than his son , was as skilled as a great matador , and finally evened the score with his former tormentor , driving him to tearful contrition . |
| 3 | And some go on to accuse him of tunnel-vision , saying they doubt whether he ever really wanted a peaceful settlement in the Gulf ; whether he now has a view of what American policy after the war should be ; and whether his single-minded determination to win the war is blinding him to other dangers . |
| 4 | He could n't call himself a violinist , he says , because , for four years , his fiddle had only three strings , forcing him to virtuosic feats of improvisation . |
| 5 | A series of publications subjecting him to merciless ridicule appeared in 1691 — note the date . |
| 6 | Klein , who denied the reports linking him to Colombian drug dealers , was committed for trial on June 1 , 1990 , charged with illegally exporting Israeli military expertise . |
| 7 | Nigerian President Ibrahim Babangida heaped praise on de Klerk , comparing him to other South African anti-apartheid leaders including Nelson Mandela , Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Steve Biko , the leader of the Black Consciousness Movement who died in police custody in 1977 [ see p. 28663 ] . |
| 8 | The local emphasis more often needs to be on the candidate , getting his name , face , personality and position known in the community and introducing him to key groups of people . |