Example sentences of "[that] [vb mod] [verb] him " in BNC.

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1 The plaintiff must agree , expressly or impliedly , to waive any claim for any injury that may befall him due to the lack of reasonable care by the defendant . "
2 The plaintiff must agree , expressly or impliedly , to waive any claim for any injury that may befall him due to the lack of reasonable care by the defendant . "
3 His apprehensions are fuelled by a crop of injuries that may deprive him of Paul McGrath ( hamstring ) , Kevin Moran ( bruised back ) and Steve Staunton ( ankle ) .
4 The case of the ‘ pinocheques ’ is not the only case of apparent corruption that has come to light since the general left power , though it is the one that may touch him directly .
5 That ought to fetch him .
6 ( 27 ) I have given him something [ = some kind of drug ] that should help him come round .
7 Crawford , at 24 , displays a plastic face and an elastic grace — comic credentials that should allow him to travel in faster and funnier company . ’
8 Now I 've engendered a feedback loop , so that if Mait , or anyone else , tries to use it , the enhancer will focus his concentration , feed it back , and drain it off again in a continuous loop that should keep him rooted to the spot for the rest of his life — or until someone else separates his gaze from the lenses .
9 The Anglo-American conglomerate that went public in 1964 romped in with results that should guarantee him another bumper pay packet .
10 He got to his feet and walked on tip-toe to the kitchen door , where he pressed his face close to the crack , listening for any sound that might tell him what to expect .
11 Since her death he had never wanted to touch anything that might remind him of her .
12 Exorcising ghosts , no memories , it all has to be cleansed of anything that might remind him , no shadows of personality to be left behind like a coat on a hook , no toothbrush in a glass like a withered flower .
13 His first impulse was to throw it away , to rid himself of anything that might link him with Maidstone and Maidstone 's death .
14 He must have known the looks of bewilderment , horror and disbelief that he would receive from some , and even the militant hostility that might await him when his visit to the Gentile , Cornelius , was discovered .
15 ‘ He 's a good wrestler , a flier , a skier — all the things that might make him an attraction to the Duchess of York .
16 ‘ You 're quite certain you said nothing that might make him suspect ? ’
17 With the white pieces , he seemed intent on avoiding any continuation that might give him an advantage , playing into total equality , then drifting into an inferior position and time-trouble .
18 Do n't do or say anything that might upset him . ’
19 It alleged that Dr Mumby had injected Royan with substances that might harm him and failed to given adequate medical attention .
20 Were we to suppose that life was purposive , that everything was part of a planned progression due to culminate in the appearance of man or some other creature that might rival him in dominating the world , then the echinoderms could be dismissed as of no consequence .
21 It was dangerous , too , to appear too over-confident , or to do anything that might provoke him into making his unofficial fatwa slightly more public than it was already .
22 He and my mother had been together for at least ten years when I was born , and we think now that I was her hostage to fortune , the factor that might persuade him to get a divorce and marry her .
23 Bobby 'll be here in a minute , and I want you all to give him a performance that 'll blast him out of his seat ! ’
24 ‘ There 's someone in the village that 'll shoot him . ’
25 She might give us lunch arid that 'll save him some money .
26 And so , resentfully , he learned concepts that could stand him in good stead .
27 ‘ I thought it was the sort of injury that could prevent him from fighting again .
28 Still prefers to work by himself — a trait of which he is aware , but one that could make him retreat into a bubble when he most needs help .
29 Masklin was a blur , dodging and weaving between feet that could flatten him .
30 Samy slaps her across the face and storms out , criticizing her for suggesting actions that could cost him his job .
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