Example sentences of "and [adv] [vb base] him [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( 8 ) Finally the farmer asked his dog to bark loudly at the donkey ( 10 ) and thereby frighten him into the shed . |
| 2 | ‘ Yes , but perhaps he thought I might meet some wealthy man who would instantly fall in love with me and so relieve him of some of the responsibility , ’ she retorted , too angry to even think what she was saying , and then gave a derisive smile when she saw that he was half tempted to believe it . |
| 3 | It was argued that this was needed to allow the husband to do the field work as quickly as possible and so release him for more off-farm employment . |
| 4 | Some people tell us to keep Moby on a tight lead and only walk him in one or two places ; others tell us not to let him off the lead as his bones are n't yet strong enough to take the strain ; some tell us to relax and hope he grows out of it . |
| 5 | In the end the man became so nervous that I had to hold his arm and literally steer him through the crowd to the right spot . |
| 6 | For the remaining half-hour she would be pleasant to him , and then she would quietly and purposefully remind him of the time , and with gentle dignity insist that he take her home . |
| 7 | He was moved and promising miracles , the recovery of things lost , the wholeness and holiness of things profaned ; but the faith she had professed was perhaps no more than a conviction that the star of the Prince of Aberffraw would not fail him , and that God would humour him and not cheat him of the fulfilment of his vow . |
| 8 | It should always be possible for the salaried partner to rely on the nature of his subordinate position to claim to be entitled ( at any rate by necessary implication ) to an indemnity from the full partners in respect of any additional liabilities to which his being held out has exposed him : but as a matter of good practice , every would-be salaried partner should insist on written terms which clarify his standing in the firm and effectually indemnify him against extraordinary expenses and liabilities . |
| 9 | I track him down to the University of Saskatchewan and just catch him at home before he leaves for work . |
| 10 | They are meant to appeal to Tamburlaine 's humanity and hopefully stop him from plundering the town . |
| 11 | I knew that Sarah would treat the child as her own , and even take him from me , but at the time I did not mind — what was mine was hers . |
| 12 | Finish him with one hard accurate kick to the groin and immediately push him into the rest of the pack as you run like the wind . |
| 13 | Every professional knows that if he holes a few of those vital putts of eight feet or more , it can transform his whole round and maybe make him into a winner . |
| 14 | ‘ Then he 'd get up early to make sure they had their breakfast , get Matthew ready and then take him to school . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ Then he 'd get up early to make sure they had their breakfast , get Matthew ready and then take him to school . ’ |
| 16 | Instead , 18-year-old Lee 's parents had to drive from their Middlesbrough home to collect him and then take him to the town 's General Hospital , where the next day doctors gave him just six hours to live . |
| 17 | ‘ Give him a fair trial , ’ the fat bastard roared , ‘ and then hang him from his own gate ! ’ ) |
| 18 | Indeed , this event was the first of several that has enabled Keith to use his knowledge of Russian as he has also been asked to write a short speech for a Coopers and Lybrand partner in Sheffield and subsequently coach him with his delivery skills . |
| 19 | And therefore think him as a serpent 's egg , |
| 20 | ‘ And therefore think him as a serpent 's egg , |
| 21 | The labels parents attach to particular behaviour patterns often reflect this : thus one set of parents may see a grossly inactive baby as ‘ placid ’ and happily accept him as that , while another set might see the same child as irritatingly ‘ lazy ’ and accordingly try to force him to behave differently . |