Example sentences of "him [pron] [modal v] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | He curled his arm round Claudia 's waist , smiling at the receptionist in a way that made her assure him she would keep his secret . |
| 2 | But he remained convinced that if only the Elector could hear him he would change his mind : |
| 3 | I told Debbie about the house because they 'd quarrelled , she and her father , and I was afraid that if she did n't try and make it up with him he would change his mind . |
| 4 | ‘ I warned him he 'd ruin his career when his senior managers found out . |
| 5 | Instead , he told him he must live his life his own way , and advised John , when he spoke of having fallen in love with a ‘ straight ’ boy at school , to try to save his love for someone who could return it . |
| 6 | Mr Major spoke out during Prime Minister 's question time when MP John Carlisle ( C Luton N ) raised the case of a headteacher who , after being awarded a salary increase , had written to Education Secretary John Patten ‘ telling him he could stuff his pay rise ’ . |
| 7 | She , too , remembered the day he had come into the yard and cheeked her father , telling him he could choose his name from Smith , Jones , or Robinson . |