Example sentences of "[pron] [vb base] him for " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I press him for more names he suddenly gets the deer-caught-in-the-headlights look , and , deciding he 's already revealed too much , replies , ‘ Ah , just people . ’ |
| 2 | I applaud him for being able to marry self-interest with the needs of others . |
| 3 | The other one , the other one that I find interesting is I hope Mr will take his comments back to John , because John 's quite happy , I applaud him for once , it 's about the only thing I do applaud John for , erm , but John 's quite happy to turn round to Norway and say forget your centuries old traditions of killing whales . |
| 4 | I owe him for that . ’ |
| 5 | I like him for being a rebel , and we agree on several issues , although I am not sure I would go along with some of his proposals to abolish the monarchy and the House of Lords . |
| 6 | Yes , I pay him for information . |
| 7 | When I ask him for telephone numbers of the people who know him best , he gives me the numbers of Deneuve , Shrimpton and Helvin before Jack Nicholson , Brian Clarke and Julian Schnabel . |
| 8 | I ask him for light . |
| 9 | Elton does n't deserve to be called the worst , he 's very stylish and I dress him for the country . |
| 10 | That 's a sign of the new maturity he says he possesses and I respect him for it . ’ |
| 11 | He 's been brought up strictly , he goes to synagogue — I respect him for that . |
| 12 | I respect him for what he has done in Santa Barbara . |
| 13 | And I respect him for that . |
| 14 | Reynes was an acquaintance of the diarist Samuel Pepys , who referred to him as ‘ a willing man , ready to co-operate in plans for the Navy ’ , and ‘ one who understands and loves a play as well as I , and I love him for it ’ . |
| 15 | I admire him for remembering the day . |
| 16 | His movement is steady and I admire him for it . |
| 17 | I thank him for a speedy and compassionate response . |
| 18 | I thank him for his most generous tribute to our former colleague Richard Holt , who will be remembered by hon. Members on both sides of the House with considerable affection . |
| 19 | I am grateful for the opportunity to enlighten the hon. Gentleman , and I thank him for his question . |
| 20 | I salute him for having the courage to come off the fence ; though he leaves many of his colleagues still perching there . |
| 21 | If I enter him for the race will you wager ten pounds for me ? ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I ca n't say I blame him for that . ’ |
| 23 | You hate him for coming because he 's told you that Gerry is n't just missing , but dead . |
| 24 | COMIC Rowan Atkinson is anything but funny in real life and is convinced people who meet him for the first time think he is a disappointment . |
| 25 | The object of the rest of the company , who question him for fifteen minutes , is to establish a self-contradiction . |
| 26 | If your fuel bill debt is in the name of your landlord , and you pay him for your electricity or gas , you should let your fuel supplier and local council know this is the case . |
| 27 | When you ask him for leave to serve him on this mission he will welcome it as the solution to his anxieties , for even if you are only gone from Kinsai for a time , it will seem to him that you do not mean to impose upon his favour . ’ |
| 28 | You condemn him for his self-interest . |
| 29 | Prince Charles rang her every day , suggesting she join him for a walk or a barbecue . |
| 30 | He 's multiple in disability , but we get help in Kilmarnock from Salvation Army , who take him during the day , FAB club where I go with him at night , and the hospital , Curtlingside now , who take him for respite social and everything . |