Example sentences of "[vb base] him for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Forgive him for seeing it differently . |
| 2 | The local police no longer stop him for speeding through the sleepy streets of his home town of Riolo Terme , they just pull him over for an autograph . |
| 3 | Damn him for dissembling ; for pretending to Daniel that he was n't wounded to the core at being passed over , pretending that it was only Anna who was suffering , as if it were she who could not bear the lack of advancement , of increased prosperity . |
| 4 | She ignored Francis 's frankly suggestive eyebrows — damn him for knowing her ! |
| 5 | And damn him for daring to pry into my affairs and for subtly mocking my singular state ! |
| 6 | She might fight him , resent him , even hate him for condemning her on Matilda 's word alone , but she could n't deny his need or her longing to satisfy it . |
| 7 | You hate him for coming because he 's told you that Gerry is n't just missing , but dead . |
| 8 | I admire him for remembering the day . |
| 9 | I congratulate the hon. Member for Leyton ( Mr. Cohen ) on his success in securing this debate and thank him for raising the disturbing and important question of the use of knives in crime . |
| 10 | I salute him for having the courage to come off the fence ; though he leaves many of his colleagues still perching there . |
| 11 | Out to provoke Theo into a declaration of loyalty , and at the same time sting him for continuing to belong to a hated class , he charged him with hypocrisy and self-righteousness in refusing to belong to either side . |
| 12 | 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 . |