Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] he for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rachel Still , 23 — who was living with a boyfriend in Wilmslow , Cheshire — drove off with husband Phillip after meeting him for a talk . |
| 2 | Guillaume was also disturbed by Modi 's unpredictable and unbusinesslike behaviour : ‘ the mere idea of asking him for a signature , which would have legalized a relationship , seemed ridiculous to me ’ . |
| 3 | ‘ If I speak to Nerina , ’ said Bernard , whose blood pressure was so low there was talk of admitting him for a day or so , ‘ she might lift the curse . |
| 4 | and we were saying last year we could of done with having him for a bit |
| 5 | He has dedicated his entire career to the development of sport in Scotland and I am sure all Council members will want to join me in thanking him for the commitment he has shown over the years . ’ |
| 6 | I felt like Plain Jane , and Dustin felt they had made a mistake in choosing him for the film in the first place . |
| 7 | She said summat about taking him for a picnic . |
| 8 | Two of the bigger boys from Thorpe Street had once tried to outswing him for a dare , but Barry Lock had turned chicken at the last minute and Valance Fraser , who fancied himself as the cock of the street , had managed only a partial swing that left him dangling by his arms in the dirt . |
| 9 | As he cried out , she insisted on taking him for a drive in her car . |
| 10 | Next , surely , he must have thought he was up against a demon intent on destroying him for no reason at all . |
| 11 | She intended to plead her own nervousness and her desire not to be destined for public exhibition and planned to finish by thanking him for the compliment of his request and wishing him well in finding a more practised model . |
| 12 | When you show disapproval to a dog , reinforce this by ignoring him for a time . |
| 13 | They applied the well established ploy of neutralising the troublemaker by proposing him for the position of chairman , where he is obliged above all to be impartial . |