Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] him for his [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Markby thanked him for his prompt intervention and help . |
| 2 | The Spirit of the Lord , the ruach adonai passes to David to equip him for his princely service . |
| 3 | In England , possibly as a result of the Continental view , rumours arose that the Great Fire occurred as a result of acts by ‘ papists ’ and the King ( who had married Catherine , the daughter of the King of Portugal in 1662 ) had to combat the ugly anti-Catholic mood of Londoners and Parliament , particularly when another rumour arose of a plot to overthrow him for his Roman Catholic brother , the Duke of York . |
| 4 | ‘ Certainly , Doctor , if you say so , ’ she replied sweetly , containing the urge to crown him for his patronising ignorance . |
| 5 | He moved on to build up quite a successful sub-post office , yet still people remember him for his first novel ’ |
| 6 | She could act the loving spouse as well as fitzAlan , she decided , succumbing to a rare mischievous impulse to repay him for his earlier comments . |
| 7 | Seeing him in good spirits now , Boswell teased him for his earlier hesitancy , called him ‘ a delicate Londoner … a macaroni ’ , and Johnson defended himself with an unserious disingenuousness by saying he had only feared not finding a horse able enough to carry him . |
| 8 | I in turn thanked him for his careful encouragement and support at the various stages of the project . |
| 9 | The West German Government honoured him for his notable work in promoting friendship between the two countries . |
| 10 | The West German Government honoured him for his notable work in promoting friendship between the two countries . |
| 11 | Men love him for his hearty back-slapping and hand-shaking , for his habit of bear-hugging his male aides when things are going well . |