Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [was/were] [verb] he for " in BNC.
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| 1 | No wonder Mr MacGregor produced his paper and called for full public discussion just as political pundits were tipping him for promotion in a ministerial reshuffle . |
| 2 | The important thing in this case was to reward him for being good rather than punish him for being naughty — if you scold or hit a young horse for not standing still you will only make matters worse . |
| 3 | A further £375 was allowed him for assistants , and £52 for a Caretaker , heating , cleaning , coal , and coke " . |
| 4 | The old man was begging him for a dime to buy a cup of coffee . |
| 5 | Wordsworth received a ‘ good grounding ’ in the classics , but the object of the intensive mathematical training was to prepare him for success at Cambridge University . |
| 6 | The repeated attacks of this last disease were to trouble him for the rest of his life . |