Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] him for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bratby had obtained permission to paint in the roof area of the Victoria and Albert Museum and there Minton visited him for tutorials . |
| 2 | The Board dismissed him for allegedly failing in his duties to teach junior doctors . |
| 3 | The board dismissed him for ‘ gross misconduct and gross professional negligence ’ and is still considering legal steps to recover the cash . |
| 4 | Britain 's golden boy who lost his shine when newcomer David Grindley beat him for the final place in today 's 400 metres final is ready to take a year off from the track if it means he can beat the trouble . |
| 5 | Smith 's wife died in 1825 ; this loss made him for some time anxious to resign , and may help to account for the relative lack of distinction of his period of office . |
| 6 | Like the second course that Barnett entered him for , this time for an accounting system . |
| 7 | In September 1316 Edward retained him for a very large fee in return for the promise of his service with a commensurately large retinue ; and shortly afterwards he and Pembroke set off for the papal curia on a mission which had the repeal of the Ordinances as one of its objectives . |
| 8 | The Welshman kicked the ball away and referee Dangaard dismissed him for a second bookable offence . |
| 9 | A journalist interviewed him for a book about his family , and when The Nielsons appeared , it made no mention at all of his professional life . |
| 10 | Her eyes beseeched him for the truth . |
| 11 | It has now been decided to write to Rangers asking for their views on statements attributed to the three men since Ferguson 's club dropped him for disciplinary reasons , after which it came to light that Murray had spoken to United 's manager/chairman , Jim Mclean , about buying the Scotland internationalist . |
| 12 | The superintendent thanked him for his help and bade him goodnight but with a distracted air as though her attention were elsewhere . |
| 13 | Northamptonshire signed him for four years he shared digs with Colin Milburn and though he progressed less spectacularly than his former Durham colleague , Scott proved an able bowler . |
| 14 | Markby thanked him for his prompt intervention and help . |
| 15 | A pale blue light puzzled him for a moment , until he realised that it was the Calor gas stove in the galley . |
| 16 | Bob Willis 's Test career came to a sad end at Headingley in 1984 , as Michael Holding hit him for five sixes . |
| 17 | Sorrel watched him for a few seconds , then snatched it out of his hands and stuck it in her mouth . |
| 18 | He did , however , mention his Stunt Bat which Graham Mackereth gave him for giving a speech . |
| 19 | A week later , poor Walsh was involved in another traumatic final over as Pakistan despatched him for 14 to win off the final ball . |
| 20 | The interim parliament condemned him for acting contrary to the peace process , and for a gross violation of basic human rights ; Johnson had given an undertaking to Sawyer that he would desist from carrying out executions , after previous killings of rebels and civilians . |
| 21 | Well he 's saying that that bloke mistook him for somebody else then ? |
| 22 | So when Jane asked him for a loan , he snapped back : ‘ I think my first duty is to look after myself ! ’ |
| 23 | A 16-YEAR-OLD boy who fired a catapult at a low-flying Sri Lankan air force helicopter yesterday was wounded when the copter 's gunner mistook him for a Tamil terrorist and shot back at him . |
| 24 | He was surprised when the girl asked him for threepence . |
| 25 | In 1954 the publishing firm Methuen approached him for a Christmas card , as did the National Marriage Guidance Council , the latter printing 6,700 copies of his design . |
| 26 | I remember , one bloke , mind-reader he was — Steenie booked him for some Variety bill , forget where it was now . |
| 27 | His lips twisted in scorn , and Lissa hated him for that look . |
| 28 | ‘ Oh , dear , you do n't want to hear my stories , ’ he would say when Benny and Eve plagued him for some information . |
| 29 | Ruth thanked him for his information and a few minutes later he raised his hat and walked away . |
| 30 | Anabelle watched him for a long while , but he did n't twitch a muscle . |