Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] he [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 The German and French leaders told the Prime Minister they did not want to see him in the run up to the Edinburgh summit , which begins on Friday .
2 The Hammers are considering a move for the 31-year-old , but Crosby said : ‘ I would n't consider selling him at the moment . ’
3 What she would give to punch him on the nose , and flatten once and for all his insulting , devilish assumptions .
4 ‘ I 'd want to club him on the head with a soulier de satin after two hours , ’ said Roger , in a harsh hurrying tone .
5 I 'd like to punch him in the face for his insolence .
6 ‘ I would like him to contact the police incase he can help but also because I would like to shake him by the hand .
7 But he says the payout ca n't begin to compensate him for the devastating effect the accident has had on his life .
8 When we indicated that we would like to clear him on the spot he was very reluctant to let us on board saying that the boat was " in a hell of a mess " !
9 NOW we have sent the Calibans grimacing and snarling back to their caves for a further spell , perhaps nice Mr Major will address himself to a problem with which we did not like to trouble him during the election .
10 At the last meeting of the committee I did in fact congratulate the director and his staff for the way in which community care had been implemented current year and I 'd certainly like to congratulate him on the way he 's presented er proposals for next year .
11 As the weather became colder , I did n't want to leave him in the pond .
12 hello , hi Matt , alright I did an absolute steamer , excellent , did it really well , it only took me an hour and ten minutes it took me an hour and ten minutes I have n't no I knew , I knew vaguely , knew vaguely enough I mean I have , perfect question came up just describe er the youths portrayed in the er book and there was only two , there was the main character who I got most of the stuff from , from what Katie told me and the rest was the other bloke was called Carston Corsalius and basically all we knew about him was he fancied this other one , the main character , and erm was a journalist , that was it ah put it in nine times , no , I , I do n't know what it means eh , er Matt did n't come in , er a bit of a shame could n't no yeah , what did you really want ? or was that it ? yeah yeah , fixed , flexible and managed yes fixed , flex , fixed , flexible and managed oh right yeah , yeah , yeah , yeah , do n't they and er advantages and disadvantages of indirect tax was , untax and direct was the other one , you know it indirect taxes yes yeah I ca n't remember , I really ca n't remember , like a colour yeah , you wan na know both of those , I 'd , I , I could n't remember all of demand pull , I put down the wage , price , wage spiral or the waged price spiral , that 's a stinker that is , that 's a beauty , I put that down , its ' a beaut , that 's my best diagram and I did three diagram' in four essays I hate doing diagram' yeah he 's here now , we 're about to go for a quick drink like , he says he 's been revising all day so erm , and I shall , I shall brief him , just as you would expect , I shall tell him all he needs I do n't , I do n't want to leave him in the lurch okay see you in French yeah , bye , bye , bye
13 You would n't mind if he married your daughter , but you would n't want to put him on the front page .
14 Grant felt a hammer blow strike him on the right breast and a searing pain in his right bicep .
15 Barman John Meakin said : ‘ We just could n't face chucking him on the bonfire .
16 I 'd have joined him in the Abacos if he 'd asked me , little holidays from time to time .
17 ‘ I could have forgiven him for the debts he piled up , but the lies , having another woman — I can never forgive that , ’ Jean says .
18 Ultimately , it was all too easy for Sainz , who could afford to enjoy the scenery in yesterday 's Scottish forest stages after Kankkunnen , the only man who could have overhauled him in the world title race , lost crucial time when his Lancia hit a rock .
19 She 'd have to catch him in the morning — But catch him she would , she vowed silently .
20 The reporter snapped a rubber band over his notebook , told Hank he would have rung him about the details of the book but he had not been able to get through .
21 They should never have let him into the RAF — ca n't think why they did n't spot it .
22 In Ancient Rome they 'd have chucked him to the lions .
23 You tell me how any of us could have chucked him over the balustrade even if the whole lot of us got together to do it .
24 He was one of the most accomplished debaters in the Government but nothing would have saved him from the mauling .
25 Then the man was running , and Blagg could have shot him in the back but he had only one round left .
26 Heydrich could have shot him in the head .
27 Goering could have shot him from the skies .
28 Wickham suspected he looked dubious because she hurried on : ‘ Oh , I know you 're thinking I might not have noticed him at the bar .
29 If he 'd been on the train and had walked with the other racegoers towards the station , Filmer could have seen him through the window … and just the sight of him had caused the tensing of the neck muscles … and if Filmer had n't yet paid him for whatever … then he would come back to the train …
30 You must have seen him at the pictures . ‘
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