Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] him for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | She laughed silently at herself ; she had only known him for a few hours , and here she was , assessing his character as if he were an old and true friend . |
2 | It 's ridiculous — I 've only known him for a few weeks . |
3 | ‘ You 've only known him for a few months ! ’ |
4 | You have to get him wound down a bit , you have to do it , you know of a about half an hour or so ask him for the proper name ! |
5 | She is pursued by Mr Lillyvick , whom she marries , but soon deserts him for a retired naval captain . |
6 | I got off with Andrew but that 's all a p only a who I get off with him and I do n't fancy him , I know I do n't want to go out with him I just fancy him for the occasional snog , fair enough but I 'm just saying like you know you fancy |
7 | It was a move that clearly suited him for the following season he was picked for the county squad . |
8 | But because it 's so authentic people often mistake him for a real policeman . |
9 | Though he attempted a detailed rebuttal , chapter by chapter , Milton himself had to admit that ‘ Some men have by policy accomplished after death that revenge upon their enemies which in life they were not able ’ , and that ‘ they who before hated him for his high government , nay fought against him with displayed banners in the field , now applaud him for the wisest and most religious prince that lived ’ . |
10 | I am certainly going to miss him , I have only really known him for the past seven days , but it seems like years . |
11 | As he unhesitatingly obeyed , she watched him , really examined him for the first time in their acquaintance . |
12 | It was then that she really saw him for the first time and the blood began to sing in her ears . |
13 | Unwelcome tears threatened again to expose him for a big softie . |
14 | Liessa spared him a brief glance , and appeared actually to notice him for the first time . |