Example sentences of "him and for " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Going into manufacturing for himself , therefore , was something that came fairly easy to him and for most of the 1950s he built up a substantial furniture business . |
| 2 | He must have the will to engage in management as a changing , improving exercise benefitting his company , those responsible to him and for him . |
| 3 | For the dying man to lapse into a state of stupor or incoherence was regarded as a misfortune both for him and for those unable to profit from his words , or even , perhaps , from some shared glimpse of the unseen . |
| 4 | It destroyed him and for a time he was engulfed by a deep chasm of despair , drinking heavily , taking amphetamines and LSD — and he was in his sixteenth year of smoking marijuana . |
| 5 | I felt that she may have either directly or indirectly encouraged him to make this decision for several reasons : she was suffering ; she knew that he was n't going to leave the hospital and she accepted that ; and she did n't like seeing him talk himself into more suffering for him and for her ; and I do n't think there 's any question that in some sense she must have gotten this across to him that he ought to give up much more than anyone else . |
| 6 | Jesus who Himself spoke of ‘ the creation ’ could also have rightly spoken in terms of ‘ my creation ’ for as the apostle Paul wrote ‘ by Him were all things CREATED that are in heaven ( was there evolution in heaven ? ) and that are in earth … all things were CREATED by Him and for Him . ’ |
| 7 | Whatever the reason , no other reputable yard would touch him and for a while Charles drifted about on the fringe of racing . |
| 8 | Smart styles with a casual feel for him and for her . |
| 9 | The consolation for him and for Britain is that he has been far better prepared for the emotional pressures of his destiny than ever his father was . |
| 10 | And his quality show earned the praise of manager Steve Gritt , who said : ‘ That is the best all-round performance I 've seen from him and for the second game in succession he 's earned us a draw . ’ |
| 11 | The one thing its citizens have in common is that God has come into the life of each one and given a love for him and for each other which no human or political institution can ever produce . |
| 12 | He failed as a writer and as an actor but then discovered that the easily acquired skills of movie-making would enable him to become the artist and prophet for which his background had prepared him and for which Progressive America was so eagerly waiting . |
| 13 | The man stopped a foot away from him and for a moment or two William stopped struggling . |
| 14 | Similarly Henry V was seen as the Judas Maccabeus of his day who , faced by great odds at Agincourt , worried little about his lack of forces but trusted in the rightness of his cause , the piety of his people at home praying for him and for his army , and in divine strength . |
| 15 | Hodge was frequently criticised by contemporaries for his inability to grasp the finer points of the problems confronting him and for reacting in too blunt a manner . |
| 16 | For him and for Jasper ? |
| 17 | The respondent is entitled to argue that section 18 should be construed in a way favourable to him and for that reason I have refrained from pronouncing on that matter . |
| 18 | The salient fact is that Wigg believed , and believed with great intensity , that Profumo had lied to him and for that reason was a suitable object for punishment in fanning the flame of the sexual scandal . |
| 19 | Afraid for him and for herself . |
| 20 | Sorry for him and for me . ’ |
| 21 | He had it then , as clear as a map of a well-charted route unfolded on the captain 's table , what lay in store for him and for the settlement ; though the islanders had not burned wet leaves and swelled white smoke into a pillar of cloud to issue a warning , the signal might as well have been as clear . |
| 22 | Anne wept for him and for Kathleen , who must be told the news , and decided that she must definitely find out where Kathleen was and visit her . |
| 23 | ‘ He is the image of the invisible God , the firstborn of all creation ; for in him all things were created , in heaven and on earth … all things were created in him and for him . |
| 24 | We thank you especially for the witness of Archbishop Runcie and pray for him and for Bishop Carey as they transfer responsibility under your guiding hand . |
| 25 | He is put down by Gloucester for being illegitimate and ignored so one can not really blame him for seeking revenge against the wrong done to him and for his bitter character . |
| 26 | He was pleased about the trip and it was clear that Ana had planned it for him and for her own secret reasons . |
| 27 | She wanted to be happy with him and for everything to be as it had been before but it did n't seem possible . |
| 28 | She looked at him and for a moment he thought that this time it was going to be easy , this time she would believe him and go to sleep . |
| 29 | The House should be grateful to him and for what his Committee does in examining statutory instruments . |
| 30 | Nevertheless she followed him and for the next quarter of an hour they streaked up and down the pool . |