Example sentences of "[noun] he [verb] [pron] [noun sg] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | To her chagrin he took her acceptance for granted . |
| 2 | In this poem he thanks his benefactor for obtaining his release after ‘ Well nigh sev'n years ’ of captivity : |
| 3 | He treated the club directors with withering contempt , and he had a life-long battle with the disciplinarians of the English Football League , but like so many inspired players he reserved his loathing for referees , that brotherhood of unfortunates whose eyesight and parenthood are the subject of weekly abuse . |
| 4 | It is as if , while in the presence of a dead man , the poet is reverent and sad , but once out of his presence he vents his anger for his dead friend on nature . |
| 5 | In the same letter he mentions his fondness for Dickens ' Sydney Carton , and for Kent in King Lear . |
| 6 | Prosecutor Joanna Korner said : ‘ He told a senior officer he ruined his life for 10 minutes of joy . ’ |