Example sentences of "[det] [modal v] [verb] him [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is likely to be easily distracted by the sights and sounds around him , and this might make him stray into the road or trip and fall . |
| 2 | This applied in particular to the Prior , Father Stephen Bedale , a man of huge stature and extrovert character , and the kind of man who , had he been a layman , might have given the poet a hearty slap on the back in the belief that this would make him feel at home . |
| 3 | " That 'll make him ask a few questions , " he thought . |
| 4 | For who could imagine that an early nineteenth-century Zuwayi , involved in a dispute with his brothers , or cousins or remoter kinsmen , would refrain from applying to Turkish authorities if he thought that might help him win ? |
| 5 | But he could not see how these would help him get to London any faster , so he continued walking . |
| 6 | Lucy remained silent , knowing this to be a fact , nor was there anything she could say that would make him feel more sympathetic towards her aunt . |
| 7 | She wished she could think of something to say that would make him trust her , only after her stupid behaviour earlier she thought it might be a long time before he fully believed her . |