Example sentences of "[verb] see him for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ What the hell do you want to see him for ? ’ asked Brown . |
| 2 | He was buoyant today , but also edgy and more authoritative than I 'd seen him for ages , when mostly he 'd been gloomy and sulky . |
| 3 | His second victim was drugged and raped when she went to see him for advice about work three months later . |
| 4 | Xishe 's wife is allowed to see him for 45 minutes twice a year . |
| 5 | The big fella is more keyed up than I 've seen him for a long time and he is channelling all his energies into one final world cup fling . |
| 6 | He looked happier than I had seen him for weeks and there was colour in his cheeks . |
| 7 | From the start , Beth had seen him for what he really was . |
| 8 | She allowed her fingers to roam , her eyes tightly shut , her mind vividly picturing him as she had seen him for the very first time . |
| 9 | His crooked smile was very much in evidence and Matey could have told her that since her arrival Dr Neil had been happier than she had seen him for a long time — there had been fewer backslidings towards the ‘ nasty whisky ’ since McAllister had appeared in his life to provide him with such rich amusement . |
| 10 | It was one of the joys of life , and particularly she loved dancing tonight with Tony Radcliffe , because he was her oldest friend in the world and this was the first time she had seen him for eighteen months . |
| 11 | I took another deep breath — I only wanted to see him for half an hour — and said what I could . |