Example sentences of "i [vb base] him [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He gets mad when Gary does n't sleep , he says it 's my fault , he says I make him do it — and — ’ She stopped again . |
| 2 | Only once do I allow a man to stay the night , and I make him sleep upstairs . |
| 3 | And I make him work like a dog ! |
| 4 | I let him stay here because of you . |
| 5 | I let him do it , but he did n't do it . |
| 6 | so erm , oh I let him sort it all out |
| 7 | ‘ So , Rosie , like a fool I let him manipulate me into working twice as hard as I imagined I would . |
| 8 | As far as I remember , I let him finish his replies ! |
| 9 | I let him think it was mutual . " |
| 10 | I let him leave first . |
| 11 | I let him borrow it . |
| 12 | I let him go . |
| 13 | But that rotten yellow-gutted two-timing little toad " — I let him go on like that a while , to get it out of his system . |
| 14 | This body of mine in which I had taken no pleasure or pride , he was honouring , saying to it , ‘ I love you , I love you , I love you , ’ believing me to be asleep , and I let him go on believing . |
| 15 | and I do n't know how he , you are , and in the end our cousins you , you know convince me that they 'd take sort of control , you know that , if I was worried as well about or dad getting drunk , one thing or another like , you know , and said look we 're going , it 's not as though we 're not going , we 're going and we 'll have him in with us and I let him go in the end cos I went down in the five weeks |
| 16 | Usually I let him go on the . |
| 17 | and it was in quite a big space , I could off got in behind him and then changed if I 'd reversed in but when I saw this other chap sat in his car and then he indicated he wanted to pull out , so I let him go |
| 18 | no one , two , three , four , five , once I caught a fish alive , six , seven , eight , nine , ten , then I let him go again |
| 19 | I let him talk on about harriers and divers and skuas and all the rare and marvellous birds that would no doubt be waiting around to be photographed , and then put in the usual cautious query : ‘ And Ruth ? ’ |
| 20 | I let him talk on . |
| 21 | Next morning I let him sleep until midday . |
| 22 | I let him sleep that night — and succeeding nights — with Montaine … . |
| 23 | I let him sleep in my room at night , and he kept me awake for hours talking about Mrs Robinson . |
| 24 | ‘ I did n't lose , I let him win . |
| 25 | I let him keep young ones for sentimental reasons since I do n't need them for practical purposes . |
| 26 | This he had turned into what looked like a camera shop and I let him get well ahead before starting my take-off . |
| 27 | It seemed to please him so I let him get on with it . |
| 28 | I let him get under my guard . |
| 29 | I let him get clear before I turned Armstrong around and cruised down Dwyer Street . |
| 30 | I do n't keep track any more , I let him get on with it . |