Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] [to-vb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as with other heroes like Arthur and Charlemagne , it was thought that he had been transported to another time or place to await his country 's greatest need . |
| 2 | Secretions which block or threaten to block his airway have to be removed by suction . |
| 3 | His attitudes towards nature Cosslett presents as very close to those of the popularisers — ‘ from a heroic facing of facts that seem to destroy his dearest dreams , to an imaginative perception of harmonious law and organic pattern pervading the constantly changing universe ’ . |
| 4 | Since then , his father had told both Thorkel and Otkel to take his son Paul with them whenever there was prospect of fighting , but there had never been anything worth speaking of , except an Icelandic trader who had n't paid his toll and had to be stopped in the Firth , or , once , a small flotilla of ships from Ireland that had fled when they saw them . |
| 5 | Such is its influence that no congressman can be strongly critical of Israel and hope to advance his political career . |
| 6 | ‘ He 'll be fine in a few days , my dear , with an infusion of clover and foxglove to steady his heart . |
| 7 | That 's right , and until he does that , until he does , as it were , grasp the mettle and begin to express his purposes , his procedures , directly to the computer , he will always be at the risk that what gets expressed is not what he quite wanted , just a little bit different , he and he alone , is the person who knows what the company purposes are . |
| 8 | He has valued the sexual instinct more than action , while others kill and maim to allow his debased relationship to continue . |
| 9 | He hated sitting still , and remained constantly on the move , restless and seemingly tireless , preferring to call for needle and thread to mend his own clothes rather than do nothing . |
| 10 | Their Australian professional Jamie Stewart , who already has 18 league wickets , will get pace and bounce to help his left arm orthodox spin and , if necessary skipper Tony Bell can call on young leg spinner , Paul Davison . |
| 11 | NIGEL JEMSON will walk into Trevor Francis 's office this morning and demand to have his future sorted out . |
| 12 | He should think himself into the position of the other person , whether in-house or customer , and try to anticipate his approach and reactions . |
| 13 | But when the loan period expires , Beasant is determined to head back to Stamford Bridge and try to prolong his career in the Premier League . |
| 14 | It would pin him up against the nearest wall and try to eat his clothes , or chase him until his cries of fright attracted everyone 's amused attention . |
| 15 | Fearing that Morris had stopped to watch him yawning , he would at once return to his work , and try to conceal his yawns behind his hand . |
| 16 | John repaid his debt of gratitude two or three years later , when Lisner was wondering whether to return to Australia and try to start his own company . |
| 17 | He could walk away , down the street , go back home and try to start his life . |
| 18 | During a period of pitiful loneliness and depression , Marinello made the ill-advised decision to compromise his skills and try to win his way back into the Arsenal first team as an auxiliary midfield player rather than an avaricious dribbler . |
| 19 | In 1935 he joined the advertising agency Young and Rubicam to apply his academic expertise to practical matters . |
| 20 | Expressed crudely , advocates of this approach tend to locate the essential Nizan in the act of resignation itself and proceed to interpret his allegiance to communism in the light of the events of September 1939 . |
| 21 | If you want something in this world you have to be positive , she reflected , so , instead of quelling the emotions which arose within her , perhaps she should agree to become Vitor 's bride and attempt to capture his heart ? |
| 22 | But maybe he did see Rosa run heavily for the door of her home ; maybe he was one of the men in the cafe who knew , who corroborated Tommaso 's insult later with their laughter , and made it impossible for Davide to ignore it and fail to issue his challenge . |
| 23 | To question him in detail and endeavour to reconcile his answers , to closet him with accountants and sharp practitioners learned in the wiles of insolvency and bankruptcy , was only to put the case out at compound interest of incomprehensibility . |
| 24 | Instead she would tend his arm , make sure she did not become a hindrance by falling ill herself , and refuse to acknowledge his barbed remarks . |