Example sentences of "not [vb infin] him for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cunningham 's chummy dropping of the ‘ Mr ’ from his name did not fool him for a moment : the withdrawn and irascible figure he had encountered in mid-afternoon was nearer the soul of this man than mine accommodating and smiling host of the Skein of Geese 's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 . |
| 2 | But it is too soon for him to face the likes of Devon Malcolm , and Fletcher said the tour selectors would not consider him for the pipe opener in Faridabad . |
| 3 | You 'll see — I 'll probably not see him for the rest of the week . ’ |
| 4 | I would not lose him for every noble we 'll get for him . |
| 5 | At this point in Louis 's reign Nithard comments : " the emperor could now feel confident that the aristocracy would not desert him for the rest of his life " . |
| 6 | 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 … |
| 7 | I said I would , but I would n't see him for a couple of days because I had to take a train . |
| 8 | Gusev 's family did n't see him for the rest of the weekend . |
| 9 | Her voice was abrupt and she did n't thank him for the offer . |
| 10 | He even holds back when we hear the car pull away , and I would n't blame him for a moment . |
| 11 | But even I could n't blame him for the phone ringing just as I was at the front door . |
| 12 | I knew he was so incensed he could n't control himself ; I could n't blame him for the fury which inhabited him . |
| 13 | ‘ And you ca n't blame him for the way we 've been conceding goals . |
| 14 | With his guilt over Anthony , he felt that at least she loved him and did n't blame him for the death . |
| 15 | ‘ If the right player becomes available , we wo n't lose him for the sake of an extra penny . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I would n't ask him for a drink of water if I were dying of thirst . |