Example sentences of "him [vb infin] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the activity around his earth , and the fact that there were a mere three hounds , had combined to make him think the open country might be safer today ; now they 'd given him proof that it was n't . |
| 2 | Walsh added : ‘ I expect James 's ankle to be right but I 'll probably start him from the bench and let him make an explosive entrance . |
| 3 | A month later a high-ranking army officer had heard him deliver the following verdict on integration : " They are not Provenals or Languedocians . |
| 4 | One huge hand was already placed in the small of her back , pinning her helplessly to the desk : then she felt him wind a thick hank of her blonde hair around his other fist , and jerk her head back . |
| 5 | Phillips straight to Hill and that 's a long ball aimed at Ormanroyd Cooper across to cover and you just saw him grimace a little bit again there as he charged in on Ormanroyd . |
| 6 | ‘ And did any ask of you , towards the end of the evening , to help him hoist a long bundle on to the wagon with the wood ? ’ asked Cadfael , directly but without much expectation , and shook to the simple answer . |
| 7 | She also made him promise the usual things like writing to her every day and keeping warm . |
| 8 | I said I 'd let him know the total number of , of contact days or whatever with Sherburn over the period so that is something I need to get from you Bill . |
| 9 | He 'd have been better off getting them to help him compose a Dear Marje letter . |
| 10 | She felt him pinch the fleshy outer folds of her labia between his fingers , and clip a peg on to it . |
| 11 | It seems that during a period of good relations between the Spaniards and the native Indians , the cacique of one local tribe had become blood-brother to Balboa , and had actually persuaded the Spaniard to help him prosecute a local war . |
| 12 | Mark Roe explains the swing change that helped him win the recent Lancome Trophy . |
| 13 | The 24-year-old local hero failed to find the superb form which saw him win the French Indoor Championships , as he lost his first match to Pete Sampras , 7–6 ( 7–5 ) , 7–6 ( 7–3 ) . |
| 14 | For the next few weeks the male passes food for his entire family through this hole until the female breaks the wall down and leaves the hole to help him collect the increasing quantity of food demanded by the growing chicks . |
| 15 | For a moment she thought he was going to slam the phone down , then she heard him give a deep sigh . |
| 16 | God , he was so gorgeous … her hands were moving on to his strong thoat , thrusting into his black hair , she was losing her head again as the kiss deepened and she heard him give a low growl of harsh excitement , his mouth increasing the pressure until Rachel was obliterated by him , dazed , clutching him with shaking hands , gasping hoarsely against his mouth , feeling his strong hands move swiftly up to her breasts to stroke her nipples and force a long hoarse cry of exquisite desire from her . |
| 17 | It was also nice to see him give the young girl who had drawn his winning number a £20.00 note as a way of saying thank you . |
| 18 | But we hope so , but I do n't I 'm not facetious enough to think that I can change a personality in a person , but what we 're trying to do is make him feel a loving and a commitment , that we are providing him with the best we can . |
| 19 | She lifted her head defiantly , wanting to spare him nothing and to make him feel an absolute heel . |
| 20 | ‘ And you can come in my mouth for another fiver , ’ she said , deliberately pushing her hip into him , letting him feel the soft flow of her limbs . |
| 21 | George 's favourite model , his daughter Samantha , had turned model-maker for this project and fashioned a velvet beanbag to help him achieve a realistic finish and to portray the Teddy as an ‘ old bear with modern leanings . ’ |
| 22 | He then calculates estimated sales , co-ordinates with his production department so the product is made in the right volume , and enlists the help of advertising and other specialist services , such as sales promotion and public relations , to help him achieve the projected sales . |
| 23 | Snoring louder than ever he fumbled again and I saw him insert a small blade into the side of the carriage . |
| 24 | He did not take the sheaf of notes Marshall tendered but made him recite the relevant ones and in that way learned that three people said they had been wearing clothes which were , at least in part , cream-coloured . |
| 25 | The times had made him mistrust the militant kinds of heroism , though he unjustly saw himself as deficient in fortitude of another sort . |
| 26 | Why , why you know , I 've even heard him speak a little French ? ’ |
| 27 | Patrick saw him unzip a small pocket . |
| 28 | We fly backwards , retracing old tribal routes — dreamed up , or remembered — and into a city walled with honey-coloured stones , where the sage Hanina sends demons home to Hell with their putative tails between their legs , and where King Solomon outwits mighty Ashmodai , Duke of the Underworld , and makes him do the royal bidding like any human flunkey . |
| 29 | With the amazing eyesight that had helped him become a great player , Luke pointed out egrets , storks and even a snake that whisked into its hole before Perdita could see it . |
| 30 | Hindley has made him become a poor , dull farm worker . |