Example sentences of "[pers pn] [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 | 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 . |
25 | 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 . ’ |
26 | You condemn him for his self-interest . |
27 | Prince Charles rang her every day , suggesting she join him for a walk or a barbecue . |
28 | Jekub can be a bit scary when you see him for the first time . ’ |
29 | You blame him for saddling Barclays de Zoete Wedd with high overhead costs in putting our brokerage firm and our banking operations together in one building , a building which houses a number of our competitors , as you also point out . |
30 | We want him for a month on loan to give him a proper chance . ’ |