Example sentences of "you [vb base] [to-vb] him [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you want to challenge him about anything you had better have your facts right . |
| 2 | You want to send him for dancing lessons . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I told you , Niall 's not the tyrant you seem to take him for . ’ |
| 4 | Knowing that this particular subordinate is sensitive to criticism , you decide to reprimand him in the open-plan office where many of his colleagues at neighbouring desks will hear what is going on . |
| 5 | His breathing is laboured in that heavy way which so often heralds the end , and as you grip his hand to let him know that he is not alone , you try to love him as the Lord himself would do . |
| 6 | He does n't seem to be embarrassed by anything , except when you try to provoke him by telling him that surely he must thump his desk once in a while , or that although he says that a record company exists ‘ to guide your artists ’ most of them must hate him at some point . |
| 7 | No doubt you wish to pat him on the head for this . |
| 8 | If a horse is being naughty then you have to punish him in some way — but do n't punish him if he does n't understand or is physically incapable of doing what you 've asked . ’ |
| 9 | If the patient has to get dressed before he is able to dress independently , you have to dress him with care , so that he does not get involved in making any effort . |
| 10 | I do n't mean that you have to imagine him as your lover or prospective lover ; this story does not require such strict identification , and I do n't see that any story does . |
| 11 | You have to expose him to the temptation , do n't you ? |