Example sentences of "[vb pp] him for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Escobar announced last month that he was declaring war on the state and the government has since blamed him for a series of bomb blasts in Bogota and other cities which have killed more than 40 people . |
| 2 | And he looks a lot better for the change , although I have to tell you that by the time I had grilled him for an hour and tested him out on the snooker table I did notice that he reached for a cigarette . |
| 3 | They missed out on Shearer , who joined Kenny Dalglish at Ewood Park after Ferguson had tracked him for a year . |
| 4 | His background hardly prepared him for a life of elegant luxury as a film star or obedience to the star system . |
| 5 | It was great because Steve Marriott was on it as well and I had n't seen him for a couple of years . |
| 6 | It was when I had n't seen him for a long time and I was all wound up . |
| 7 | Oh I was very , I have n't seen him for a while , being ill you do n't , but er , he was always sending messages of good will when I was in hospital . |
| 8 | They passed two landings , Gordon following her with majestic tread , but faster than one might expect , since although he had lost time in hanging up his raincoat in the hall , he reached the door first , and opened it without any kind of announcement , and Edward was standing , with his back to them at first , thinner and smaller than she remembered , but then she always made the mistake when she had n't seen him for a bit — he turned round , protesting , and it was Edward . |
| 9 | She had not seen him for a month . |
| 10 | I have n't seen him for a day or two , ’ said the girl , ‘ but he usually comes in about now . ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | They got worried when they had n't seen him for a while . |
| 13 | We had n't heard or seen him for a while so my father suggested I go round and check I 'm really horrified . |
| 14 | I have n't seen him for a while actually . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | She had not seen him for an hour or more , he had been here earlier , had he left in a fit of boredom , was he sulking in |
| 17 | The education process which the 1970s building surveyor had undergone in the fifties and early sixties had not equipped him for a meaningful and identifiable role in the profession of the seventies . |
| 18 | The first reference is a friendly one : ‘ Lord Goodman had always been very generous with his legal advice to Labour MPs , including me , and Harold Wilson had used him for a number of assignments , including an exploratory visit with Sir Max Aitken to Ian Smith in August 1968 on the possibilities of a settlement . |
| 19 | If only conventions were not so rigid she could easily have had him for a lodger . |
| 20 | I had invited him for a meal , and he left around midnight . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Maverick limey has negotiated the hell-fire of the Brain and the almighty trail-boss Midwinter has summoned him for a special assignment . ’ |
| 22 | The knowing look in his eyes let her know she had n't fooled him for an instant , but he gave a single nod . |
| 23 | The incident with the muntjac doe had distracted him for a while but gradually the sense of exultation in his deeds of the previous evening returned and blotted everything else from his mind . |
| 24 | I had known him for a number of years . |
| 25 | If he does really well he can hope for a bonus of cross-party votes : never mind Patrick 's party label , we 've known him for a long time , we like him and he 's been very helpful . |
| 26 | She laughed silently at herself ; she had only known him for a few hours , and here she was , assessing his character as if he were an old and true friend . |
| 27 | It 's ridiculous — I 've only known him for a few weeks . |
| 28 | ‘ You 've only known him for a few months ! ’ |
| 29 | It was an occasion filled with memories of a life time in the carpet business , highlighted with speeches by Ralph Ellis , Rod Turnbull , Steve Higgins and from customers who have known him for a long time . |
| 30 | Sir James Barrie would have known him for a Lost Boy . |