Example sentences of "[that] [subord] [pers pn] [verb] him [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dealer then approaches the arms manufacturers telling them that if they appoint him as their agent , he will get them a contract in return for a percentage of the value of the transaction , which could be as low as 3 per cent , or as high as 15 depending on how specialized is the equipment required . |
| 2 | It was because he told me he had seen a woman more beautiful than me , and said that if I wanted him as a husband , I must marry him at once ! |
| 3 | ‘ Alex felt that if I selected him for the Poland game , he should play and try to help us get the result before announcing his retirement , and that was Bryan 's intention . ’ |
| 4 | At the back of my mind I must have hoped that if I telephoned him in advance , Helmut would help in this way . |
| 5 | At first he was really quiet but I kinda changed that because I treated him like my brother by punching him ! ’ |
| 6 | I realize now that I should have fired him right then but I thought at the time that when we got him on the set he would be OK . |
| 7 | ‘ You must have realised that when you summoned him to your hotel to break the news — ’ |
| 8 | Then , when I see there is the doubt , that when I tell him about the baby . |
| 9 | She had forced him to live against the grain of his own nature which was weak and pleasure-loving and stubborn with it , so that when she beat him for laziness or lying , he became more determinedly idle and sullen . |