Example sentences of "[noun prp] [subord] [verb] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | Iago 's practice of inversion , by which he destroys Cassio while making him and others believe him to be Cassio 's friend , and by which he turns Desdemona 's purity into a black , viscous liquid that will catch his victims like birds in quicklime , has been fully established by Shakespeare and shown to be successful . |
| 2 | I would rather him play first-team football with Scarborough than bring him back for our Reserves . ’ |
| 3 | Paul opens the door , to be confronted by a bespectacled American doing a poor impersonation of Chuck D. Four Eyes is pursing his lips , pointing a finger at Merton while offering him a mock high five . |
| 4 | Accordingly , some of Panmure 's friends were reported to ‘ have been so free with Mr. Erskine as to tell him that if L[or]d Dunn should appear against ’ the Panmure interest , then Erskine would certainly lose his collectorship . |
| 5 | In private he got on very well with Lloyd George , but he never hid his doubts ; in 1917 he told Unionists that Lloyd George was a man who has the defects of his qualities " , and told his audience that he was saying no more than he had told the Prime Minister to his face ; when in 1920 he was told that Unionists would rather hear him attack Lloyd George than defend him , he told this story to the Prime Minister too . |