Example sentences of "he was [verb] [pron] for [pron] " in BNC.

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1 Although he believed thoroughly in the ability of these products to fill out the tiny character lines around the eyes and mouth , and to smooth his neck , he did not want to admit he was buying them for himself .
2 Francis Carco , who was a friend who had bought Modigliani 's work before the crowd , also bought Modigliani 's paintings , but he was given them for what he himself described as a ridiculously cheap price .
3 I could see he was bracing himself for his act .
4 Instinct told her that he was planning something for her and it might not be to her liking .
5 He was probing himself for me .
6 But he was doing it for his little girl , his Karen , and for her mother , his wife Ruthie .
7 I mean I w when I was dropping dead with exhaustion one evening I said to him look Tony , the there 's I 've cooked a chicken , there 's a big chicken cooling on the table and there there were red sauce , potatoes , gravy , I said , stick the lot on a plate a micro and , you know , film it over , microwave it oh well I sha n't bother to eat anything now of course he was paying me for his food
8 Privately , Robbie considered he was over-reacting , that he was blaming her for his own inability to work today .
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