Example sentences of "it [vb mod] [verb] he [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm firstly because as I say it may prompt him into doing something if we write to him saying you 're making an application to court yourself . |
| 2 | And it may find him for her again . |
| 3 | To publish falsely , of an Irish priest , that he informed on members of the IRA is not defamatory : it may cause him to be executed by terrorists , but the law offers him no way of securing a correction . |
| 4 | Not for the first time he wondered why it should affect him like that , when he himself was fond of Chuck and admired him , too . |
| 5 | so it should keep him in order |
| 6 | It must take him at least half an hour to get to the point of the flash and back to his own bank , even if it turned out to be a wild goose chase and he was able to return immediately . |
| 7 | It might remind him of a few school episodes he will have made sure to forget . ’ |
| 8 | Sometimes the terrible debt he owed her was a churning sickness in his stomach that often rushed into his throat to warn him that one day it might choke him to death . |
| 9 | He hesitated , looking round the shop as though it might help him to a decision . |
| 10 | If reserved for his personal use , it might put him at a certain advantage over his employer . |
| 11 | It 'll do him for now . |
| 12 | It 'll do him for now . |
| 13 | It 'll hit him in the eye |
| 14 | But you think it 'll kill him from one o'clock in the night till seven o'clock the next morning , it 's , it 's ridiculous and financially were no different because you 've got to pay for digs you 've got to pay for the petrol |
| 15 | William says both his parents were riding enthusiasts and he got put on a horse at the age of three … his mother used to ride for Britian in the sixties and she 's encouraged him to compete … it used to terrify him at first and he never dreamt he 'd be good enough to compete … |
| 16 | Like if he was hitting something and he accidentally hit his ha his thumb or his finger he used to be in agony for I mean it used to hurt him for the rest of the day . |
| 17 | It would bring him into conflict , not only with his fellow T'ang but with the great mass of the Above . |
| 18 | He knew that to face their defeat in Strath Tay ( he assumed defeat now ) would be too wounding , too dispiriting : it would bring him near despair . |
| 19 | He had n't admitted this for fear it would disqualify him from this part of the mission , and anyway he had thought he would feel safe behind the comforting protection of a pump-action . |
| 20 | Because he liked women to be gentle and soft and obedient he thought that women would like being that way since it would make him like them . |
| 21 | It would remind him of battle , of danger . ’ |
| 22 | The dialogue form of what became the Two chief world systems ( 1632 ) was a brilliant response to these restrictions , Galileo probably calculating that it would protect him from censure , even if his impartial discussion pointed to far from impartial conclusions . |
| 23 | He feels it would put him at a disadvantage . |
| 24 | Given time , it would put him in line for Hilary Todd 's job . |
| 25 | Even if he managed to get to a horse , he had a nasty suspicion that it would follow him at its own pace . |
| 26 | He was disappointed , ‘ just a babee ’ he muttered to himself ; still , it would keep him in cigarettes and cider for a week . |
| 27 | Unlike the kings of Israel who had aspired to the title of ‘ Son of Yahweh , Jesus displayed utter trust in his heavenly Father though the outlook was black as night ; utter obedience to his Father , even though it would take him to a cross ; and utter readiness to suffer — in bloody sweat there and then , and the blood , sweat and hell of crucifixion thereafter . |
| 28 | He lighted his cigar , puffed furiously , sank back in his seat , as far as it would allow him to , and stared fixedly through the windscreen , already lightly furred with snow . |
| 29 | There was scant eating in the meat , but it would sustain him for some days , assuming he could keep the scent away from wolves . |
| 30 | This , according to Wolfgang , would have distinct advantages : it would provide him with a legal outlet for the ‘ voice of nature ’ , which he swore he had never yet indulged , being too honourable either to seduce innocent girls or have dealings with prostitutes ; and a wife would be able to tend his domestic needs — he admitted he was no good at looking after himself . |