Example sentences of "he [vb -s] [pron] for the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He thanks you for the toy soldiers you left behind for him but wishes The General was here to organise them in fighting order .
2 Oh yes , but he wants them for the whole of the year you see , which is impossible .
3 He blames him for the press not being here , ’ Celia said .
4 He commends him for the wit and wisdom of things he has n't said .
5 Today , in Court 13 , he saves it for the end of his opening .
6 Steve Astington says he was a rock climber and then moved over to marathons … this is his thirteenth … you have to put a lot of training in … he does them for the enjoyment it takes him away from life and all the stresses
7 When he leaves her for the Gipsy and she dances .
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