Example sentences of "he [conj] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , did you did they tell you a little more than that I mean did they tell you that er Mr played cricket with him or something like that or or what ? |
| 2 | She ca n't leave him or something like that , maybe ? |
| 3 | Never punish a bed-wetter , in the hope this will ‘ shame ’ or ‘ Scare ’ him or her into becoming dry . |
| 4 | To paraphrase Mr Polly , it 's only school that turns the young child from someone who wonders at the marvels around him or her into someone who sees them only in terms of history and geography . |
| 5 | One of the best ways of getting to the heart of a character is to put him or her into a situation of extreme testingness . |
| 6 | Most importantly , I have learnt something of the responsibility a researcher has towards these people who have let him or her into their lives . |
| 7 | This is less practicable for the smaller firm , but all firms should incorporate in their selection procedures a judgment on whether an applicant 's educational background appears to fit him or her as a candidate for the examinations . |
| 8 | We can see him or her as a person rather than as a stereotype . |
| 9 | I believe that those sexual practices which fail to recognise the essential humanity of other people are bad ; the man who rapes an unwilling partner , the individual who takes delight in the infliction of pain upon a partner who does not desire it , or the one who forces another into any sexual practice which is obnoxious to him or her is using the " partner " as an object rather than interacting with him or her as a human being . |
| 10 | Will my right hon. and learned Friend confirm that in cases of blackmail one refers to Mr. X. Surely in a similar case such as this one , it would be fairer to the individual involved to refer to him or her as Mr. , Mrs. , Miss or Ms. X. |
| 11 | Where a journalist intends to refer to an unnamed individual , it is reasonable that the individual should have an action for libel if others have correctly identified him or her as the target , whatever literary devices have been used as camouflage . |
| 12 | The first is the ethical difficulty associated with the need to give a patient the treatment that is believed to be best for him or her as an individual rather than what the statistician 's random allocation might assign . |
| 13 | Although you should be helpful and guide the candidate through the interview do not go too far and start ‘ pointing ’ him or her at the right answers . |
| 14 | That is to say , he or she must believe that it is God 's will for him or her at that time . |
| 15 | When planning a project which is likely to affect your neighbour in any way , it 's always advisable to consult him or her at an early stage , so that he is fully aware of your plans . |
| 16 | If your child is in hospital you should be allowed access to him or her at all times , wherever possible . |
| 17 | Pluck a London-based journalist out of the office ; put him or her on a train with a party heavyweight ; and wait for a slice of prime grassroots ham to arrive . |
| 18 | ‘ It is totally wrong that RTE should allow him or her on the Birthday Show . ’ |
| 19 | For that reason , it is worth thinking about what is interesting about you from a journalist 's point of view before trying to woo him or her with your beautiful noise . |
| 20 | Be positive : praise your mate 's good qualities , treat him or her with respect . |
| 21 | The earlier cases do not make any reference to the possibility of arresting someone for the sole purpose of questioning him or her with a view to obtaining a confession . |
| 22 | I was sent hither and thither on messages , and sometimes went in the car with a billeting officer to help him or her with young children who were being placed in homes . |
| 23 | ‘ When a new assistant joins us , we put him or her with my deputy , Wendy , or with Joan , who 's a senior care assistant , so that they can follow them , be with them , be shown things at floor level . |
| 24 | You may lose some credibility with the clientele if you demolish him or her with a blitzkrieg attack only to find later that they had been looking for the nearest toilet ! |
| 25 | If your legs are being held , use your hands ; if the person has grabbed your wrists , bash him or her with your head , knees and feet ; and so on . |
| 26 | Deconstruction marginalises the author , or seeks to do away with the author altogether , replacing him or her with what Foucault called the ‘ author-fiction ’ , that is , a culturally and historically determined role over which the individual writer has no control . |
| 27 | Validation of the suffering individual , treating him or her with kindness , professional respect and dignity , being open and honest , separating the awareness of the disease from the understanding of the suffering human being , following the distorted reasoning and disturbed actions and accepting that they appeared to the sufferer to be most appropriate at the time they were committed . |
| 28 | It not only involves the user more demonstrably in the process and provides him or her with a visible record of the interview , but also begins to construct a historical picture of the older person . |
| 29 | It replaced the Board of Education with a Ministry of Education , and gave the Minister at the head of this a creative rather than a merely controlling function , charging him or her with promoting education in England and Wales . |
| 30 | Apart from an explanation of the reason for the survey , how he or she came to be selected , a guarantee of anonymity , etc. , each question must maintain the respondent 's cooperation by treating him or her with courtesy and gratitude — a few ‘ pleases ’ and a ‘ thank you ’ are essential . |