Example sentences of "his [noun] to make him [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he looked at the Curator , straight into his eyes to make him understand that the person he was thinking of was himself . |
| 2 | One was Hank , who stood at his side , pulling his sleeve to make him stop . |
| 3 | Painted straight onto the walls , this commission took far more of the artist 's time than he had bargained for , and Lutyens had to be firm with his friend to make him finish it . |
| 4 | ‘ What do you mean ? ’ she cried , grabbing at his arm to make him stop walking . |
| 5 | ‘ Who twisted his arm to make him admit that ? ’ she demanded incredulously . |
| 6 | He tried to readjust his face to make him look less like Macbeth . |
| 7 | They carted him like a scarecrow , his heels scoring the gravel , but he was as stubborn as a pig in a cart , he would never squeal without a hard prod ; Donald Stewart the blacksmith had to grip his wrist to make him sign the paper . |