Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] him for " in BNC.

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1 Thus , Marxists blame him for not anticipating Marx , war between classes as they define them ; and the need , as they see it , for a frontal attack upon rights in property .
2 The guards search him for weapons and open the door to the gallery .
3 Wright 's last appearance for his country was as a sub against Hungary in Budapest in May , and Graham promised : ‘ If England pick him for the game against Norway next month he 'll join the squad ’ .
4 Schmeichel seemed certain to miss Monday ‘ s Premier League match at Southampton because Denmark need him for their game in Latvia on Wednesday .
5 He began ‘ running down ’ to Suffolk at weekends on his own , and that Christmas he had his wife accompany him for four days , taking all the Christmas food with them .
6 He moved on to build up quite a successful sub-post office , yet still people remember him for his first novel ’
7 And God bless him for that .
8 Graduates remember him for his concern for their personal and academic welfare and for his warmheartedness .
9 Men love him for his hearty back-slapping and hand-shaking , for his habit of bear-hugging his male aides when things are going well .
10 Out to provoke Theo into a declaration of loyalty , and at the same time sting him for continuing to belong to a hated class , he charged him with hypocrisy and self-righteousness in refusing to belong to either side .
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