Example sentences of "[that] it [vb mod] [verb] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not that it would stop him buying his son a small biplane , a Gypsy Moth , for his twenty-first . |
| 2 | Kathleen was worried that it would upset him , but he seemed quite relaxed , laughing over incidents and reminiscing out loud . |
| 3 | Knowing what he would find when he went there , and knowing that it would pain him , Edouard delayed the moment when he would make a formal inspection of the house . |
| 4 | Except that it would embarrass him if it were known that he was involved with someone like her , whereas she was ashamed of herself . |
| 5 | Rufus had thought Goblander needed a thorough overhaul and the mechanic confirmed this , adding that it would cost him . |
| 6 | He notes further to the comments above that while the substitution of will in ( 16 ) " would merely say that it would cost him a fortune if he took them home " ( idea of conditionality ) , the be going to construction expresses the idea of a " current orientation " towards the realization of the infinitive 's event ( here the speaker 's intention to take the books home ) . |
| 7 | He says that it would cost him more money if he went the other way . |
| 8 | And as he leaned against the railings he suddenly tasted it , the moment Creed had planned for him , the moment he 'd always longed for , dreaded now , still longed for , and it was burnt sugar , sweet and caustic , on his tongue , it was like the flight of a bird across a window , it was there and it was gone , he could n't dwell on it , he could n't let the terror in , all he knew was what it would do for him , he knew that it would give him membership , he 'd be past the sliding sheet of glass , he 'd finally belong . |
| 9 | Elrond 's adamant refusal to take the Ring is because he has considered its advantages but is wise enough to see that it would ruin him utterly . |
| 10 | The dialogue form of what became the Two chief world systems ( 1632 ) was a brilliant response to these restrictions , Galileo probably calculating that it would protect him from censure , even if his impartial discussion pointed to far from impartial conclusions . |
| 11 | The previous day the Russian government had announced that it would extradite him to Germany on Dec. 13 ( where he faced criminal charges in connection with his regime 's " shoot-to-kill " policy on escapees ) if he did not leave Russia . |
| 12 | Yet he must somehow tear the pain out with his hands or he knew that it would kill him . |
| 13 | Even if he managed to get to a horse , he had a nasty suspicion that it would follow him at its own pace . |
| 14 | ‘ Dr Adams thinks that it would help him in handling her case . ’ |
| 15 | To his surprise , the strongest argument in favour of taking the job had been that it would keep him near to Frances . |
| 16 | The man 's mind is in such a state that it might unhinge him completely . |
| 17 | One view , which is supported by the judgment of Lord Denning M.R. in the Court of Appeal in Lonrho is that ‘ it is sufficient if the [ unlawful means ] conspiracy is aimed or directed at the plaintiff and it can reasonably be foreseen that it may injure him , and does in fact injure him ’ and the Supreme Court of Canada has since stated the law in similar terms in a decision in which Lonrho was considered . |
| 18 | At Mildenhall in Suffolk in the spring of 1688 , a parson threatened to bring a Nonconformist minister before a JP for preaching a sermon , saying that it should cost him £20 ( the fine for preaching at a conventicle under the terms of the 1670 Act , whose operation had just been suspended ) . |
| 19 | In proceedings under Parts IV and V of the Children Act this privilege is waived and no person is excused from giving evidence or answering a question put to him in the course of his evidence on the ground that it will incriminate him or his spouse ( s98(1) ) . |
| 20 | Housebound and often in severe pain , Mr McTear says that it can take him 30 minutes to recover his breath from the simple act of walking downstairs in the morning . |
| 21 | When Williams appeared to like the idea , Orton totally changed the part so that it could fit him , not so much like a glove , but like a well-crafted cabinet , one in which Ken could be displayed at his finest and with plenty of space to ensure that nothing got in his way . |
| 22 | Gigantic , monstrous and powerful ; waiting on the stairs for him to open the door wide , so that it could seize him , drag him away and do to him what it had done to Pearce ? |
| 23 | Yes , she had recognised pride as an intrinsic component of his personal make-up , and the fact that it could permit him to ignore or override her resistance , her hostility , her hatred , was probably the true measure of his confidence in her ultimate surrender . |