Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] him [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problem this poses for the educationalist is formidable because , as well as designing curricula that will help the surveyor cope with future changes , he has also to provide the basis of a training experience to enable him to cope with contemporary practice . |
| 2 | The Pyramid Texts are concerned with the eternal life of the god-king and with the necessary rituals to enable him to join the gods and to travel in the boat of Re . |
| 3 | The seller will normally send by air to the buyer some documents : one will be the bill of lading transferred to the buyer to enable him to collect the goods at their port of destination ; another will be a bill of exchange which the buyer will normally sign and return thereby undertaking to pay for the goods on the date specified on the bill of exchange . |
| 4 | Where customary , the seller must give sufficient information to the buyer to enable him to insure the goods whilst in transit by sea , section 32(3) . |
| 5 | In the smaller areas he starts with pure watercolour but then uses white and yellow acrylic to enable him to work back light over dark . |
| 6 | I went down there one Sunday afternoon to see him working . |
| 7 | Nkrumah announced another referendum to enable him to dismiss the judges and also to establish a one-party state . |
| 8 | It can not be doubted that the constable was ‘ on duty ’ when he stopped the cyclist , and he was no doubt under some sort of obligation to stop the cyclist to enable him to bring the defendant before the court ultimately . |
| 9 | He built up a large practice , relying especially on ‘ native ’ clients , and earned enough money to enable him to live in a very opulent way , even if he did not save any considerable fortune . |
| 10 | It tore her heart to see him go . |
| 11 | I know he 's doing God 's work , but it will break my heart to see him leave ! ’ and she broke down in tears . |
| 12 | Enough of him had , however , remained in the present to enable him to present a powerful case for the area 's preservation and to prophesy that the objectors would win . |
| 13 | It is no secret that there was great division among Transvaal administrators in releasing Rice from his contract to enable him to join the Channel 9 TV commentary team for the World Cup that clashed with the latter stages of the South African season . |
| 14 | That prospective Tory candidate for Cheltenham John Taylor survived attempts to deselect him has much do with her efforts as local party chairman . |
| 15 | The class had taken a whole afternoon to find him buried beneath his precious collection and he had been more concerned about his stones than himself . |
| 16 | He tended to come behind the bit , so I wanted a fixed bit to encourage him to take a contact rather than a loose ring one . |
| 17 | Attempts to revive him failed and he was dead on arrival at hospital . |
| 18 | Attempts to revive him failed and he died later in hospital . |
| 19 | However , as Akiskal has no data to enable him to elaborate on the processes involved or the interaction of the contributing factors , his model does not yet have any practical value . |
| 20 | Cancer victim Alfred McTear , 48 , is suing Imperial Tobacco and his home became a temporary courtroom to enable him to give preliminary evidence for a court case he is unlikely to live long enough to see . |
| 21 | Until the internal combustion engine was fully ‘ harnessed ’ in the middle of this century , man depended upon the heavy horse to enable him to reap the fruits of his innovations . |
| 22 | After an attempt to silence him failed , John Buckingham , bishop of Lincoln [ q.v. under Bokyngham ] , in May 1382 ordered the investigation of sixteen articles brought by three friars ; in July Swinderby abjured six heresies and five errors . |
| 23 | They had found for Cottle a scholarship to enable him to pursue an MA . |
| 24 | A relief as much as a pleasure to see him emerge with credit , both as director and performer . |
| 25 | Once , feeling herself slipping away dangerously into another land , a land of sweet warmth , desire and sensation , she opened her eyes to see him watching her and , for a moment , Kelly felt uneasy , almost manipulated . |
| 26 | Penry reached over her to turn on the lamp , and she opened her eyes to find him looking down into her face , a triumphant , indulgent smile curving his mouth as he slid his arms around her , throwing one long leg over hers in careless intimacy . |
| 27 | She told herself off for not being attentive enough , for not finding the right words to encourage him to go on . |
| 28 | She was no longer the mild , gentle creature who had gone down on her knees to implore him to make her his wife , but a sturdy , tight-lipped puritan of a woman who saw duty before all else and who always took care to drum the same principle into her children . |
| 29 | Its members , led by a former Scottish Office minister , Sir Russell Fairgrieve , will seek a meeting with Mr Lang to urge him to exercise his influence in the Cabinet and the Council of Ministers for Scottish MEPs to be elected by PR , which could dramatically affect Labour 's dominant position in seven out of the eight European seats . |
| 30 | Unfortunately though , he became too domesticated and did n't have a fear of humans so he was put on a programme to help him adjust to the wild . |