Example sentences of "for him [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | George Knox winning the post for him despite the presence of such strong candidates as Robert Blakewell and Thomas Weaver [ qq.v . ] . |
| 32 | Ferdinando surprised her by having someone write a letter for him towards the end of March which made it plain that Mrs Browning had fared no better in Rome than in Siena and was very ill . |
| 33 | It will be difficult for him to be baleful about the Millennium . |
| 34 | Mr Eames was just getting up , convinced that juniors and upstarts were usurping the stage and it was time for him to be where the action was , when he was interrupted by the bell . |
| 35 | We can at least begin to understand the human life and affection and anger and doubts and suffering and death of God in a way that we could not possibly begin to understand what it means for him to be God . |
| 36 | Soon she was leaving and it was easy for him to be charming . |
| 37 | WHEN a man applies to come to the United Kingdom to marry a woman settled here , it is not necessary for him to be able to state specifically whether he intends to settle in this country forever or whether he wishes to marry and return to his own country . |
| 38 | We have waited so long for him to be born , and such fine promises rest on his shoulders . |
| 39 | I once specially asked for him to be there and then demanded to know at the rehearsal who was this man sitting with the flutes . |
| 40 | Three years later , he emigrated with his parents to Israel , yet became a frequent commuter to the major musical centres of Europe , where he caught the eye of such musical heavyweights as Edwin Fischer , Wilhelm Furtwangler and ( most especially ) Arthur Rubinstein , who took an immense interest in the young pianist and arranged for him to be represented by his agent , the legendary Sol Hurok . |
| 41 | Presumably , then , there is something for Him to be jealous of ! |
| 42 | ‘ First , had I chosen to have an abortion or for him to be allowed to die , I would have made the biggest mistake of my life . |
| 43 | Pasternak was apparently impressed ; far lesser actors than Nicholson would eventually become began their careers by similar bravado , and he arranged for him to be tested . |
| 44 | It must indeed have been most galling for him to be so addressed by one such as I. ’ |
| 45 | You and the patient may be anxious for him to be independent , but he should not try to move about or do things alone before he is ready . |
| 46 | If he needs lifting , he is likely to need a commode , unless there is enough room around the toilet to allow for him to be lifted from a wheelchair to the toilet seat . |
| 47 | The Wedding Present had managed themselves with a satisfying degree of success until Hallin 's arrival and it would appear that at first there was little for him to actually do . |
| 48 | Liam complained that he had plenty to do with the new shop opening for him to be running around after doctors — ‘ just because a couple of kiddies are sick ’ . |
| 49 | Pip secretly arranges for him to be taken into partnership by Clarriker , a rising young merchant , and he prospers , working for the firm in the East and is eventually able to marry his sweetheart Clara Barley . |
| 50 | Boffin pays for him to be trained as a cabinet-maker , and he is last seen visiting Jenny Wren and promising to make her several things as examples as his new-found skill . |
| 51 | But at the same time you will make it very beneficial for him to be more obedient , to ask nicely and to control his temper . |
| 52 | Therefore he had to bribe Bull O'Malley , but the bribe had to be big enough and tempting enough for him to be unable to resist it . |
| 53 | Dad was a regular churchgoer himself , a sidesman , so it just would not do for him to be seen working on such a special day in the Church Calendar . |
| 54 | Another objective might be to help dissipate a patient 's emotions sufficiently for him to be able to contemplate constructive approaches to tackling his problems . |
| 55 | I was , however , able to reassure her on this point , as I could see no prospects of my ever getting close enough to any American for him to even ask my name , never mind ask me to marry him — and in the 1940 's you did have to wait to be asked . |
| 56 | With all the RAF stations in England for him to be sent to , he had actually been sent to Bourn and was there for a couple of months . |
| 57 | It was only necessary for him to cycle three hundred yards down the canal towpath to get home , but three times to Yanto 's knowledge he had ridden his bike into the canal . |
| 58 | It had meant so much to her and she longed for his compassion again , but it was too late now for him to be told about Angel . |
| 59 | As generally happens , his mother-in-law finally caught up with him and , having obtained a special licence from the Court , arranged for him to be imprisoned for twelve years . |
| 60 | His mother , unable to find the strength to battle against him , wrote to the school and asked for him to be excused . |