Example sentences of "[vb past] [v-ing] him for " in BNC.
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| 1 | One lady who was working in the Smithy and had recently been directed to Wolverton , kept pestering him for one , and at times was quite verbal about it . |
| 2 | Royal Scottish Chief Executive Ian Offor wrote thanking him for his prompt action and sent him a Fortnum and Mason luxury hamper as a token of appreciation . |
| 3 | She continued watching him for a moment , then stepped out into full view . |
| 4 | The girl continued shooting him for ten , maybe fifteen seconds . |
| 5 | As I stood watching him for a few seconds and looking at the damage to his farm buildings and the dead and wounded cattle around the orchard , I thought to myself . |
| 6 | Annie stood watching him for a few moments . |
| 7 | Shelley stood watching him for a while before he noticed her , and he came down to greet her . |
| 8 | She sat watching him for a moment , hoping he would look around and smile ; but he kept his back turned to her and continued to gaze abstractedly out the window . |
| 9 | Yeah , yeah it 's not compatible or summat er it 's compatible with his telly when he has n't got the Sky on and if he 's got the Sky on he 's got to mess about I sat watching him for days messing with it and then I says to him have you got it on your V U channel ? |