Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] he for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She only fought him for a moment or two . |
| 2 | I only saw him for a moment , but my blood seemed to freeze . |
| 3 | Cunningham 's chummy dropping of the ‘ Mr ’ from his name did not fool him for a moment : the withdrawn and irascible figure he had encountered in mid-afternoon was nearer the soul of this man than mine accommodating and smiling host of the Skein of Geese 's oak-panelled restaurant . |
| 4 | ‘ Who indeed ? ’ she asked , not believing him for a minute , ‘ But rather arrogant of you to assume I would be willing to be caught . ’ |
| 5 | She had not seen him for a month . |
| 6 | Ah just ask , just ask him for a drop of |
| 7 | At least he was spared the knowledge that he 'd given the doge 's ring to a heartless little bitch who 'd just taken him for a ride . ’ |
| 8 | Just glimpsed him for a moment , not to be certain . |
| 9 | His background hardly prepared him for a life of elegant luxury as a film star or obedience to the star system . |
| 10 | " When I go on holiday Con always takes him for a week or two and he has never mentioned any … anything unusual … in that way . " |
| 11 | Francis always takes him for a walk last thing before going to bed . |
| 12 | Yeah , oh it really knocked him for a burton , you see his , you see Clifford and him , with this boy that 's had their , their , his son that was |
| 13 | She looked at him as though in understanding , but she could n't answer him for a moment for there were so many things whirling around in her mind : that doctor and her Emma … |
| 14 | They passed two landings , Gordon following her with majestic tread , but faster than one might expect , since although he had lost time in hanging up his raincoat in the hall , he reached the door first , and opened it without any kind of announcement , and Edward was standing , with his back to them at first , thinner and smaller than she remembered , but then she always made the mistake when she had n't seen him for a bit — he turned round , protesting , and it was Edward . |
| 15 | It was great because Steve Marriott was on it as well and I had n't seen him for a couple of years . |
| 16 | Oh I was very , I have n't seen him for a while , being ill you do n't , but er , he was always sending messages of good will when I was in hospital . |
| 17 | They got worried when they had n't seen him for a while . |
| 18 | I have n't seen him for a while actually . |
| 19 | I have n't seen him for a day or two , ’ said the girl , ‘ but he usually comes in about now . ’ |
| 20 | I said I would , but I would n't see him for a couple of days because I had to take a train . |
| 21 | And the Reds boss has delivered a surprise vote-of-confidence in his £2.2m signing from Derby even tipping him for a return to the England side . |
| 22 | She tossed her head , aware she was n't fooling him for a minute . |
| 23 | He even holds back when we hear the car pull away , and I would n't blame him for a moment . |
| 24 | ‘ I would n't ask him for a drink of water if I were dying of thirst . |
| 25 | Once satisfied , she took his pulse again , then watched him for a while . |
| 26 | Car joy : Prince Charles presented a £54,000 hi-tech van to disabled man who then took him for a spin . |
| 27 | In all the years Francis and I were married I never asked him for a cent . |
| 28 | There the warden arrested him , imprisoned him in his gaol at Allexton , and afterwards released him for a fine of half a mark . |
| 29 | That certainly qualifies him for a prize for brass neck . |