Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] him [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had never , before , seriously thought that she would get beyond the occasional sisterly peck on the cheek , or allowing him the privilege of listening to her troubles . |
| 2 | And if you 're worried in case anyone in the family has drunk out of a cup her husband used , or sat on the same loo seat or given him a friendly kiss , relax . |
| 3 | An application is not necessarily unreasonable because it is inconvenient for the addressee of the application or causes him a lot of work or may make him vulnerable to future claims , or is addressed to a person who is not an officer or employee of or a contractor with the company in administration , but all these will be relevant factors , together no doubt with many others . |
| 4 | We argue about whether everyone has a right that the state protect him from assaults by other citizens , or provide him a decent level of medical care , or guarantee his security from attack by foreign powers . |
| 5 | His sisters did n't tell him about their books , or show him the new ones that they were writing . |
| 6 | ‘ People say play a half-fit Gazza , or give him a game for just a quarter of a match . |
| 7 | They may also write letters to Sinterklaas setting out what gifts they would like to receive , or do a drawing or give him a small present . |
| 8 | Or at least tell him how to get there , or give him the money to get in when he did get there , or at least lend him a map with a cross marked on it , or give him an address . |
| 9 | Or at least tell him how to get there , or give him the money to get in when he did get there , or at least lend him a map with a cross marked on it , or give him an address . |
| 10 | These somewhat academic findings are not very helpful to the mother whose child has begged her to let him watch a gangster film or to buy him a plastic ‘ death-ray gun ’ for Christmas . |
| 11 | Aggro is likely to be considered appropriate in situations where opposing fans attempt a territorial invasion of their rivals ' ‘ end ’ ; where one hooligan fan stares at , or adopts a threatening posture towards an opponent , or calls him a demasculatory name , such as ‘ cunt ’ , ‘ wanker ’ , or ‘ poofta ’ . |
| 12 | Instead of throwing a ball for him — a game he loved — or giving him a stick to carry in his mouth — the next best thing — Angela shrank back , as she did n't understand him and wanted to be rid of him . |
| 13 | How would he manage if someone were to hand him a cup of coffee , or to offer him a biscuit ? |
| 14 | He employed the wry , self-deprecation that made him a refreshing presence on the campaign trail . |
| 15 | The child might never have known his or her grandfather nor seen the small piece of land that made him a landlord , yet the child remained stubbornly a landlord in official eyes decades after land reform . |
| 16 | Peter Powell 's adventures with kites had already put him into the headlines when he ‘ flew ’ his grandmother , long before he perfected the diamond-shaped stunter that made him a worldwide name from 1974 . |
| 17 | There have been many doubts that Gazza could n't make a come-back at club level or even contemplate straddling the international scene again with the outrageous talent that made him a folk hero . |
| 18 | It was the verbal savagery of his pre-war outbursts in the streets of Shoreditch and Pimlico that made him a public danger for the only time in his life . |
| 19 | But it was n't his deeds that made him a Christian , it was his trust in Jesus Christ . |
| 20 | If , however , Shakespeare did actually exist , then he must have possessed certain attributes that made him the kind of existent he was , even though no attributes that he may have had would have been sufficient to individuate him in a metaphysical sense . |
| 21 | It was only that now , having finally admitted that she loved him , that she 'd loved him almost from the moment they 'd met , she was able to admit that it was those very same qualities that made him the man he was . |
| 22 | Harry felt in his blood with what calming delight and fulfilment his enemy would embrace the lie that made him the victor . |
| 23 | It was that experience , allied to his next job as arts minister , that made him an obvious choice to become Major 's first Heritage Secretary . |
| 24 | It was an association that made him an appropriate keeper at Loseley of Montague 's imprisoned son-in-law Henry Wriothesley , second Earl of Southampton [ q.v. ] in 1570 . |
| 25 | There was something raw about him ; his body sweated to its essence , his face betraying a hunger behind its symmetry that lent him a bedevilled look . |
| 26 | Advent signals values : that God loved us so much that he was willing to enter upon an adventure that cost him the death of his Son . |
| 27 | A series of injuries slowed his progress but ultimately , it was attitude that cost him the chance of blossoming into a great player . |
| 28 | Then I saw the spare figure of Captain Robins walking towards me , bag in hand : even on land after such a short voyage he had the kind of rolling gait that proclaimed him a man of the sea . |
| 29 | She had felt she 'd die rather than give him the satisfaction , but now she 'd have to be clever , for by implication she had denigrated his power and his commitment to protect her . |
| 30 | ‘ The wizard said that the little man had some sort of golden disc that told him the time , ’ said the Weasel . |