Example sentences of "[vb base] him for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Would those older cadets actually report him for such an infringement , on Lexandro 's part , of cousinly courtesy ? |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | He began ‘ running down ’ to Suffolk at weekends on his own , and that Christmas he had his wife accompany him for four days , taking all the Christmas food with them . |
| 4 | I owe him for that . ’ |
| 5 | I really like him for all those synthesisers . |
| 6 | slap him for that . |
| 7 | The object of the rest of the company , who question him for fifteen minutes , is to establish a self-contradiction . |
| 8 | ‘ Ask him for general information on a Mr and Mrs Young who own a horse called Sparrowgrass . ’ |
| 9 | Give him a call and ask him for some winners . ’ |
| 10 | If it 's an Airborne guy , ask him for some ID . ’ |
| 11 | But she 'd bite her tongue off sooner than ask him for any favours . |
| 12 | He 's been brought up strictly , he goes to synagogue — I respect him for that . |
| 13 | And I respect him for that . |
| 14 | Russell pretty good figures , this is er fifteenth over , two for seventeen , eight maidens , giving the one wicket that goes field him for thirty-four and he comes up again , that little hop and bowls to DaSilva goes down the pitch , tips this one up to mid-on , but er wo n't get one as figure Lawrence is there to stop it , so no run , to play to sixteen overs , seven twenty eight . |
| 15 | She would see– him occasionally for the rest of her life , and she wanted to be able to chat to him , invite him for more games of chess , more visits to historic gardens . |
| 16 | My famous dog Oggie , who has alternately made me hate and love him for 12 years , has passed his tendency for being naughty on to his children . |
| 17 | ‘ Ban him for two years ’ |
| 18 | He wondered what Berowne was expecting him to do ; find a potential blackmailer or investigate him for double murder ? |
| 19 | Listen to him , praise him for good ideas . |
| 20 | ‘ Take him for all in all , |
| 21 | And God bless him for that . |
| 22 | This season , with only a few weeks gone , I confidently nominate him for another award — worst piece of man-management this season ! |
| 23 | ‘ I ca n't say I blame him for that . ’ |