Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] he for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Nothing in his IBM Corp background could have prepared him for the kind of speech he gave — in fact had to give , if Taligent is to be seen as the answer to the world 's ills .
2 Nothing however could have prepared him for the drama to come .
3 If only conventions were not so rigid she could easily have had him for a lodger .
4 If the hon. Gentleman wants to be on his way , I would not wish to delay him for a moment .
5 We did n't attempt to touch him for a lizard can easily lose its tail at the defensive snapping point .
6 In his brown canvas boots , faded blue trousers , checked shirt and frayed cap , one might have mistaken him for a man of no consequence instead of a senior member of local government .
7 I said I may have to hurt him for a remark like that .
8 They were concerned when his mother did not arrive to deliver him for the day yesterday .
9 They were concerned when his mother did not arrive to deliver him for the day yesterday .
10 Braden did n't even offer to pay him for the ticket .
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