Example sentences of "[verb] him [adv] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Heathfield trainer commented : ‘ Breakfast Car bashed a leg in his last race and got a bit of heat in it , so we turned him away for the rest of last season . |
| 2 | He conceded that it was hard on Alexander , and later came to respect him greatly for the way in which he gave Worrell his fullest support as vice-captain . |
| 3 | She would see– him occasionally for the rest of her life , and she wanted to be able to chat to him , invite him for more games of chess , more visits to historic gardens . |
| 4 | I could name at least three of my friends who would have been prompt to offer this undeniably attractive young man a doss down on the sofa , and one of them who would have already been thinking of taking him upstairs for the night … |
| 5 | brought him there for the view , but it was impossible not to watch just the aircraft lights , perhaps macabrely hoping one would lose its grip . |
| 6 | Not only did John make full appearances in Palace 's promotion side of 1968–69 , but he absolutely relished the challenge of Division One and , unless you saw him there for the Palace you will simply never know just what he did for us . |
| 7 | I thank him also for the history lesson on the Territorial Army , although my recollection is somewhat different . |
| 8 | It was a mammoth task , but Finniston considers that his scientific background fitted him well for the challenge . |
| 9 | I thought I could cope , but deep down a little nagging voice said to me , leave him where he is , he 's happy , he 's settled , have him home for the holiday . |
| 10 | After a heart-to-heart talk , she had gently ordered him home for the rest of the week , and since that time they had been friends in a reserved sort of way . |
| 11 | If he replied that he was , his new friends might address him so for the future , and he could imagine what Bigwig and Silver would have to say about that . |