Example sentences of "[vb infin] him [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | In any case , how could she look into his eyes and convince him she would n't touch him with a ten-foot pole when every time he came within a few feet of her she quivered inside , remembering the fierce and all too brief pressure of his mouth on hers ? |
| 32 | Mr Pozsgay 's popularity ensures that if he stands , no one will defeat him in the presidential election . |
| 33 | Oh I had one bloody customer see if I can quote him to a complete relocate , it was only a bloody er systems , probably no taller than that speaker |
| 34 | The tradesman who put him there knew this , and hoped that by being removed to such unfamiliar and unpleasant surroundings his debtor would soon see the sense of agreeing to do what would immediately return him to the comparative comfort of his own home , namely to surrender , in settlement of his debt , the real estate which the law did not allow the trader to touch . |
| 35 | It had to be an art that did not separate him from the uncultured poor but was founded in them , gathering them to him in a home of art they could all share , a home that sheltered and consoled ; a warm place . |
| 36 | There was a moment , as she felt the release from the flimsy protection of her undergarments , when it seemed as if something yet might stop him in the tidal wave of passion , but his intention overwhelmed any such hesitation , and with a moan of desire she put herself entirely into his hands . |
| 37 | She 'd confront him in a matter-of-fact way . |
| 38 | Next Wednesday , a score of television bigwigs will meet him at a special seminar at the Department of Trade and Industry , part of the D T I 's efforts to boost British exports . |
| 39 | Please would she meet him for a long dinner on Friday — he would expect to hear from her tomorrow or the next day . |
| 40 | ‘ Hopefully we 'll meet him in the Premier League next season . ’ |
| 41 | This should assure him of a bright future with ‘ The Stiffs ’ and , in all probability , lead to the club captaincy next season . |
| 42 | That he has great charm and a strong intellect there is no doubt but the coming review of public expenditure will test him to the full . |
| 43 | Taylor replaced him and , according to Rust , ‘ preached to the admiration and astonishment of his auditory ; and by his florid and youthful beauty … and sublime and pleasant air made his hearers take him for a young angel ’ . |
| 44 | If the knots wo n't come out with that then she must take him to a professional grooming salon where the knots will be removed safely and painlessly . |
| 45 | ‘ Well , by Wednesday I 'm clear of the Committee , and I could take him to a Regional Office . |
| 46 | He said arrangements should have been made to actually take him to a medical officer and said he should not have been allowed to leave Comber and Newtownabbey RUC stations when he called that day . |
| 47 | Less than a year later he was embarked on a career which would take him from the industrial grime of Taibach into films and on to the West End with hardly a pause for breath . |
| 48 | I would have him like a fucking Biafran . |
| 49 | I guess Wilko will try him as a central defender — thus giving us some speed in the back ; if he gets a contract he will be a perfect match for David O'Leary IMHO . |
| 50 | Colin Jackson predicted that his pal , Linford Christie , could join him in a double world championship assault . |
| 51 | A female that moves in with an already paired male must share him with the other females . |
| 52 | Neglect of them could throw him into a searing rage ; as when he discovered that a rest camp for troops out of the line had been placed within sound of the guns . |
| 53 | I reject the hon. Gentleman 's criticism , and I can reassure him on the present position . |
| 54 | In this case the mother submitted to the judge that to order the removal of the child from the United Kingdom back to Canada would expose him to a grave risk of being placed in an intolerable situation . |
| 55 | ‘ He will remain captain , and while other people will inevitably paint him as a so-called bad boy , that does n't wash with me . |
| 56 | I 'm gon na paint him in a bright colour |
| 57 | Unlike the other more senior competitors for the approval of the leader , she did not treat him as a fellow professional or even a well-informed client . |
| 58 | Fergus felt a surge of real anger now , because how dare she treat him as an inferior , how dare she speak to him as if he was no more than one of her serfs , a possession , a pawn , a thing . |
| 59 | If Dad is a war movie buff you could treat him to the classic Bridge Over The River Kwai . |
| 60 | After all , when our western doctor 's diagnosis or treatment turns out to be ineffective we may regard him as a useless quack , but we do not also conclude that the entire system of medical science is erroneous . |