Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] him for his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I send it to the individual 's home and I include a personal note from me thanking him for his achievement . |
| 2 | When I asked him for his reaction , he sat hunched behind a table in his little palace , his head hanging down , his half-moon spectacles on the end of his nose . |
| 3 | I admired him for his decision then , I admired him for not thinking being world champion was worth the risk , and I admire him still for maintaining a moral stance . |
| 4 | I pressed him for his view and he eventually gave it : ‘ All very true and orthodox , Charlie , but completely lacking in power . ’ |
| 5 | I thanked him for his help , assured him that we would begin to go through the proper channels tomorrow , and said good-night . |
| 6 | I am grateful for the opportunity to enlighten the hon. Gentleman , and I thank him for his question . |
| 7 | But nobody attacked him for his information about France ; which shows that he gave none . |
| 8 | ‘ Pity to shut you away down here , ’ Mr Priddy said gruffly when she thanked him for his recommendation . |
| 9 | He carried on playing despite the pain and was singled out for praise by coach Berbizier who thanked him for his dedication and courage . |
| 10 | He blushed to think of how shamelessly he 'd paraded himself when he 'd had Judith on his arm ; how he 'd joked that she loved him for his cleanliness , and for his taste in bidets . |
| 11 | You condemn him for his self-interest . |
| 12 | It was a novel experience for Preston , going out with somebody who wanted him for his body . |
| 13 | But he had already scored both Arsenal goals — which may surprise Graham Taylor , who picked him for his England squad only to be told he 's not fit enough . |
| 14 | ‘ There is every reason to remember George Bush 's achievements and the debt of gratitude we owe him for his leadership . |
| 15 | Sir David Nicholson retires from the Board this year and we thank him for his contribution to the Group over the past nine years . |
| 16 | These doubts , hard to pin down , because reason easily disposed of them all , crystallised around the fact that Comrade Andrew too often smelled of drink ; she could not bring herself to criticise him for his partiality to the goose-girl , because she had learned so long ago and so thoroughly simply to switch off in this area . |
| 17 | I debated whether to call on him to kill him for his slanders before I came here to try to see her , and ask her to have me back — if you think I would make her a suitable husband , that is . |
| 18 | Even though in giving advice to her brother 's wife she had told her to forgive him for his infidelity and take him back , which is what Karenin was doing for her and exactly what she did n't want . |
| 19 | They respect him for his deeds on the cricket field but can never hope to pierce the armour-plated shell around a deeply private and older man . |
| 20 | His lack of new-technology experience had been ignored by Pilger and the others when they chose him for his production skills . |
| 21 | It has been pointed out that incense was given to Jesus at his birth , and perfume poured over him to prepare him for his death . |
| 22 | When the National Executive expelled Cripps for his part in the " United Peace Alliance " , it attacked him for his influence in the League . |
| 23 | Angel could not accept his father 's narrow religious beliefs , but he loved him for his courage . |