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

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1 In spite of the iciness of the day he felt warm and exhilarated , and he was determined that nothing would prevent him from attending .
2 Artemis threw the reins at his head so that nothing would check him .
3 Mortified , inwardly seething with fury at this last suggestion , Caroline had endured Roman 's taunting smile as he 'd wryly assured his hostess that nothing would give him greater pleasure …
4 Odd-Knut was ahead of us , so that nothing would stop him being first away .
5 Her husband , taking his cue , murmured that nothing would surprise him nowadays .
6 He sued to love the sun and it seemed to give him life but now as they drag his limp body into the sun they realise that nothing will wake him , not even the sun .
7 ‘ We 're honoured to have you ladies in our humble premises , ’ he said , so that everyone could hear him .
8 The entrance foyer was packed when Georg sidled in that evening , hoping that no-one would see him and recognize him .
9 But anyway , we created that whole idea that no-one could photograph him , no-one could do do a story on him unless it was going to be a cover story , which was outrageous because he was virtually unknown in America .
10 The most I can hope for is that I might meet him over a pint and get him to be indiscreet-tell me if there is any dirt on Desmond Seymour-Strachey , for example . ’
11 They say I had the vanity to suppose that I might marry him .
12 ‘ I mean , ’ Simone said gently , ‘ that I might find him very attractive , despite all your dark and desperate misgivings , but it 's not mutual . ’
13 I was afraid long ago , when I hit him in the mouth with that heavy glove , that I might kill him one day .
14 That was not unusual on the Monday after a tournament , so I decided to drive to his house in Clapham in the hope that I might intercept him either on the way in from a long lunch or on the way out for a pre-prandial drink .
15 One of his little projects was that I would send him down some very promising people from the Royal College to teach in the West Riding .
16 I had wagered a purse that I would beat him at bowls and Drake never could resist gold .
17 I was n't saying Kerslake was crap , just that I would swap him for Dixon , Parker , Nilsson or Rob Jones .
18 I called after her that Jean-Claude was not at home but that I would find him .
19 ‘ I know you did n't want me to come here tonight , but there is an enchanted magician in that box and I promised him that I would get him to you so that you could change him back .
20 Now , please have Red Sixteen sent for , so that I may inform him of my decision . ’
21 Daddy 's I wan na tell him that I 'll tell him that
22 I 'll tell you give him a ring , tell him that you 've given me his , the telephone number and he should expect that I 'll give him a call in the next week
23 ‘ Silas is still longing to go to bed with me , so you can wish me luck that I 'll get him there eventually — but in the right circumstances , of course . ’
24 He knows that I shall follow him .
25 In the struggle and confusion that was going on in my heart I knew that he loved me and I loved him , but I also knew that I must leave him !
26 All I knew was that I must keep him out of sight until Herbert returned .
27 Ruth 's heart lifted but plummeted when his voice dangerously threatened , ‘ You tell your lover and business partner when he returns that I will ruin him if he ever lays a finger on Maria Luisa again .
28 And I know now that I will recognise him … however long it takes .
29 I pay tribute to the work done by my hon. Friend the Member for Pontefract and Castleford ( Mr. Lofthouse ) in the area and promise that I will assist him in his fight .
30 The best answer that I can give him is that the fact that Mr. Thorpe had available to him the escape route of appealing to a health authority elsewhere in the country meant that the process was not carried to its conclusion in north Devon .
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