Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] him for [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Britain 's golden boy who lost his shine when newcomer David Grindley beat him for the final place in today 's 400 metres final is ready to take a year off from the track if it means he can beat the trouble .
2 Anabelle watched him for a long while , but he did n't twitch a muscle .
3 GINA MORRIS joins him for a big breakfast .
4 Fraulein Winkelmann told him for the Good God 's sake to get the papers fast , and Bruno went away and came back and pointed the Luger yet again .
5 Tite wanted him for the special unit he was setting up . ’
6 Instead Barclays asked him for an extra £15 commission on his traveller 's cheques .
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