Example sentences of "[verb] he for [adj] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fisherman 's wife , however , chastised him for this simple request and returned to the shore , there to harangue the Golden Fish with her demands for jewels , wealth and status . |
| 2 | From 1899 to 1902 he encouraged young Labour church workers to visit him for informal religious training . |
| 3 | Whatever mysterious spirit had unlocked the verse , it had freed him for other human satisfactions , for love ; or was it the other way around ? |
| 4 | ‘ He was upset that the boy would try to tap him for that dreadful suit . |
| 5 | Years later , she acknowledged the debt she owed him for those early lessons in self-determination . |
| 6 | ‘ What do you mean , ma'am ? ’ the sergeant grunted suspiciously , over-sensitive in his present mood , and fearful the superintendent was blaming him for some unknown misdemeanour . |
| 7 | Selahattin Simsek said that during his interrogation , police officers tortured him for 23 consecutive days , but he confessed to nothing more than ‘ a certain sympathy ’ for the PKK . |
| 8 | They manhandled Mr Reagan to the side of the stage and pounced on his attacker , forcing him over the podium to check him for any possible weapons before dragging him away . |
| 9 | In spite of herself she watched his departing back , hating him for that supple arrogance in his walk , the way that simply by walking away from her he could fill her with an inexplicable , infuriating urge to run after him … |
| 10 | How could she feel so physically drawn to him , when intellectually she was detesting him for this arrogant charade ? |