Example sentences of "[to-vb] him to [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But her urgency seemed to provoke him to lazy slowness . |
| 2 | This even brought a ghostly chuckle ; Dr Neil 's being the Master again was enough to bring McAllister back , she thought , if only to provoke him to further jokes . |
| 3 | That silent disapproval had to emanate from her and Thérèse in order to prove that they were young ladies , to provoke him to further displays of cruelty . |
| 4 | This reasoned and ridiculous plea had no effect at all on Jem , other than to inflame him to further violence . |
| 5 | But Peyton 's heroics are unlikely to lead him to European glory . |
| 6 | And I spring out of bed , naked as I am , and I just start to tear him to fucking pieces . |
| 7 | Was it right at the end of a distinguished public servant 's long career to reduce him to such misery ? |
| 8 | If he is unable to breathe spontaneously it would be cruel to subject him to positive pressure ventilation to prolong his life artificially . |
| 9 | Although our son had only one more year to spend at Liphook Junior School , we decided that it would be in his best interests to send him to another state school in Haslemere . |
| 10 | We 're all here to support him to some degree . |
| 11 | The marker has stayed back ever since and there have been plenty of reminders of his erstwhile self ; enough , one trusts , to restore him to selectorial favour come tour time . |
| 12 | Should he mirror his international form at St James ' Park , manager Kevin Keegan may be tempted to restore him to first choice goalkeeper . |
| 13 | His sister invariably had the power to restore him to good humour . |
| 14 | However , it will take several hundred pounds in vet bills to restore him to good health . |
| 15 | Nor would it be possible to refer him to any works of literature ( before the present one ) from which he could gain enlightenment . |
| 16 | They can not imagine him as a Prime Minister , and they can not imagine that the British public can be persuaded to elect him to that post . |
| 17 | Carrington managed to get him to one side long enough to ask him what the airman had said . |
| 18 | They would then perhaps try to get him to another pub near the market — the jolly Farmer or the Golden Ball ( George Mutter of the jolly Farmer used to lodge three or four Irishmen regularly ) . |
| 19 | Associated Tunnelling Co Ltd the Employment Appeals Tribunal ( EAT ) held that the tribunal had correctly concluded that there was an implied term in Mr Jones 's contract of employment to the effect that his employer had the right to transfer him to any site within reasonable daily commuting reach of his home . |
| 20 | Henry 's wholehearted displays in such a variety of roles , allied to his self-effacing modesty , combined to endear him to all Palace fans of the mid-1980s . |
| 21 | Er , my Lord may I say that er in relation to the witness statement erm , clearly the credibility of this , the plaintiff Mr is going to be substantially in issue er and therefore er I propose er not to simply to tell him er and say erm in your witness statement your evidence erm but clearly to take him to those areas which are in dispute and to ask him to deal fully with them in I appreciate it 's going to erm take some time to do that but it is important in my submission that your Lordship has the ability to er assess the plaintiffs . |
| 22 | He also gives sanctuary to Tom Gradgrind , and arranges for Childers to see him safely aboard the ship that is to take him to foreign parts . |
| 23 | She said she had not heard that British scientists wanted to return him to Arctic waters , but warned that going back to cold temperatures , coupled with the need to hunt for food again , would be fatal . |
| 24 | He was amused by Claire 's attempts to introduce him to attractive women . |
| 25 | It was as if time had lost all meaning , as if even that were conspiring to hasten him to this place where he would spend the rest of his life . |
| 26 | Mayer 's power was in having the patience to wait until Gilbert 's contract with Metro ran out and then refuse to sign him to another term . |