Example sentences of "for he [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Britten had written the part for him as the eldest son , Jaffet , which was a treble , ’ said Graham . |
2 | for him about the second half saying , you know that he would n't have said this , would n't have said that . |
3 | Isolated in the middle of the pacific Ocean , 3,200 miles from Tahiti , and with a sea-crossing of almost a month stretching out before him to the next port of call , Darwin 's stay in this inhospitable volcanic outcrop must have been one of the lowest points for him on the entire trip . |
4 | So he passed over and the trumpets sounded for him on the other side . ’ |
5 | Cranston was waiting for him at the small tavern just outside Aldgate in the Portsoken overlooking the stinking city ditch . |
6 | Georgi Kirov was waiting for him at the appointed place and time . |
7 | Donal was married on August 29 and shortly afterwards an appointment was made for him at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London . |
8 | The distinctive moods of the rich and various landscapes which crowded near to Stowey were becoming for Coleridge almost a reflex of his own moods and thoughts — the broad uplands of the Quantock Hills a counterpoint to the speculative power of a mind ‘ habituated to the vast ’ , the lowland villages an expression for him of the loving companionship of friends and family , the hidden dell , where the voice of nature sounded in the waterfall , a retreat by turns comforting and mysterious to serve his recurrent longing for escape . |
9 | He chattered at her , sleepy and indignant as she dived for him among the dirty linen , the old letters , a moth-eaten scarf . |
10 | Marion searched for him in the crowded room , and found him at last , talking to Sue 's dad near the window . |
11 | A first round victory caught everyone 's attention , and Swift kept close tabs on him for the rest of the year , even fielding a car for him in the 25th anniversary race at Silverstone and again in the Irish Festival . |
12 | THE ARMY WAS AGAIN TO PERFORM THE SAME SERVICE FOR HIM IN THE FOLLOWING MONTH EXCEPT THAT NEXT TIME IT WAS A GUIDED TOUR OF THE COURSES OF ACTION WHICH WERE NOT OPEN TO HIS GOVERNMENT AS THE GENERAL STRIKE ORGANISED BY THE ULSTER WORKERS ' COUNCIL MOVED TO A CLIMAX . |
13 | Between takes he waited outside the main hall with a helper to wipe his glasses for him in the close summer heat . |
14 | It was a momentous step for him in the awesome institution , which had received its Royal Charter from George IV exactly 130 years previously , thus antedating the federation . |
15 | This means handicaps are out for him in the immediate future and conditions races will have to be the order of the day on the run-up to Cheltenham . |
16 | You looked for him in the Green Room , but found only his jacket . |
17 | Evening after evening passed by without Annie the postmistress finding a letter for him in the grey bag the mail van brought in . |
18 | Rebel Ruddock emerged as the players ' spokesman for Venables , speaking up for him in the High Court yesterday , having already slapped in a transfer request to Sugar . |
19 | Gareth Morgan , his deputy and confidante , waited for him in the large office with windows overlooking the City . |
20 | He was compensated with a pension secured for him by the new lord treasurer , Sir Thomas Osborne ( later Earl of Danby , q.v . ) . |
21 | From the shops it was a short visit to the launderette , where his week 's supply of dirty washing had been cleaned , pressed and packed for him by the friendly woman who supervised the place . |
22 | After Charlie had finished dressing , he found Sal and Kitty waiting for him by the front door , but he refused to allow them to accompany him to the station , despite their tearful protest . |
23 | He had adopted his slighting manner , he knew , to protect himself from the attraction which she had possessed for him from the first moment that he had seen her . |
24 | I glanced at my watch , found I had forgotten to adjust it and read the time for him from the digital clock at the base of the instrument panel . |
25 | Where the man was , gone or waiting for him behind the next tree , he had no idea . |
26 | The past rejections he had been able to live with ; there was always the hope that one day , sooner or later , there would be a vacancy for him within the Russian Space Programme . |