Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] he for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The President regarded him for a moment and Trent thought that the old man might rally . |
| 2 | A journalist interviewed him for a book about his family , and when The Nielsons appeared , it made no mention at all of his professional life . |
| 3 | A pale blue light puzzled him for a moment , until he realised that it was the Calor gas stove in the galley . |
| 4 | So when Jane asked him for a loan , he snapped back : ‘ I think my first duty is to look after myself ! ’ |
| 5 | In 1954 the publishing firm Methuen approached him for a Christmas card , as did the National Marriage Guidance Council , the latter printing 6,700 copies of his design . |
| 6 | And yesterday he called their refusal to consider him for a factory floor job ‘ pathetic and ridiculous ’ . |
| 7 | She looked up , clutching her inadequate plush tablecloths , the supple line of her body begging him for a ride . |
| 8 | Horsler 's appointment to control British Coal 's marketing strategy came amid reports that his business experience as national contracts director suited him for a negotiating role . |
| 9 | While studying Tzintzuntzan , the anthropologist George Foster found that the female villagers would ask his wife to approach him for a favour ( Foster 1967 ) . |
| 10 | Grateful to be spared the unsettling power of that dark gaze , Ronni took the opportunity to study him for a moment . |
| 11 | Kevin detained him for a moment . |
| 12 | The Iggy-mimicking singer , having removed his trousers , is prancing around in red underpants as Beast joins him for a rap style duet . |
| 13 | Jack watched him for a moment , impressed , then winked at her and strolled off , whistling . |
| 14 | All ways to hold him for a while . |
| 15 | ‘ This story of Terry 's about going after your father to ask him for a loan to buy a small-holding — what do you make of that ? ’ |
| 16 | The unsuspecting victim was horrified when a ‘ corpse ’ leaned out of an open coffin to ask him for a takeaway pizza . |
| 17 | Nicholas 's voice checked him for a moment but when he turned he saw that the taxi driver was out of the cab and attempting to restrain him . |
| 18 | His firm sent him for a month to another part of the country , and at first he telephoned home every night ; but three weeks later she got a letter saying that he had met another woman and was planning to marry her as soon as possible . |
| 19 | Allott supported him for a while , and at 278 for 7 , with Lamb on 98 , there seemed a chance that the follow-on might be saved . |
| 20 | The boy was in Nunnery Lane when another youth asked him for a ride on the bike and never returned . |
| 21 | She had never seen him with his hair cut short , and the absence of the red-blond locks made him for a moment unrecognisable . |
| 22 | Berger watched him for a while , and then he also pulled up the collar of his greatcoat and turned into the corner . |
| 23 | Roland took him for a caricature and bristled vestigially with class irritation . |
| 24 | Cowley contemplated him for a moment , trying to decide whether or not the man was lying , then asked , ‘ What would you like us to do with her , once we 've caught her ? ’ |
| 25 | A Panel statement criticised him for a breach of General Principle 3 of the Takeover Code , which requires that a bidder should ‘ only announce an offer after the most careful and responsible consideration . ’ |
| 26 | Several minutes rock still and the sentries no doubt mistook him for a part of the shore over which the seas were gently breaking . |
| 27 | They kept in touch and then , last March , Jakki took up Jim 's invitation to visit him for a week 's holiday . |
| 28 | Jimmy cursed him for a fool and thanked him for standing aside . |
| 29 | Robyn watched him for a moment unseen , clutching at the door , forcing herself to feel all right . |
| 30 | A Glasgow friend , Tony Sykes , a great fisherman , at least he kept telling everyone he was , persuaded me against my better judgment to join him for a day 's salmon fishing on the River Ayr at Mauchline . |