Example sentences of "[vb base] him [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And , although I 'm not so bitchy as to suggest women want him only for what they can get , nine times out of ten it 's probably the truth . ’ |
| 2 | The scriptures are the comprehensive equipment of the man of God , and fit him fully for all branches of his work . " |
| 3 | Chop him up for firewood , |
| 4 | ‘ Put him down for x-ray , Sister , and we 'll see . ’ |
| 5 | Put him down for five or six places , got in at Gander Hall , loves the place . |
| 6 | Christ , why had AD let him in for this ? |
| 7 | Let him out for a roar round . |
| 8 | ‘ Hold him there for a second , Kelly , ’ said Bill . |
| 9 | ‘ I hope they catch this cowardly thug and lock him up for a long time . ’ |
| 10 | While you 're about it , get him in for some For Eyes . " |
| 11 | He used to be a crane driver dear for , yeah he used and I 've got to , one of me sons now is a foreman for , well they 're not now it 's , it 's sort of amal amalgamated with another firm now I think , but he does , he does erm , he 's a foreman like now , he used to be a truck , crane driver and my , the very night that my hubby died on the following Monday he would of been working in Harlow , he got a new crane to take over in Harlow and he 'd been working away from home for weeks and months of the year always away , coming home weekends and I used to have to cook and do his washing and pack him up for going off again Monday morning early , but he never was near home working then , and as I say the night before he went he was , he was gon na work on the Monday to in Old , to Harlow down where the new er place was for and it unfortunately cos he went . |
| 12 | Bring him here for tea next week . |
| 13 | ‘ Bring him round for drinks after I 've got the kids to bed , ’ Louise suggested . |
| 14 | His room overlooked our house , and he could watch the comings and goings — we were having some turf laid at the time in which he was taking a great interest — and I used to drive round there every evening at half past five and bring him home for a meal , after which we would chat or watch television . |
| 15 | You are to search out the traitor Raphael and , when you find him , kill him or bring him back for me . ’ |
| 16 | I would rather him play first-team football with Scarborough than bring him back for our Reserves . ’ |
| 17 | I hope that I shall not embarrass the Minister if I commend him again for his imaginative efforts and the time that he has spent abroad trying to develop inward investment . |
| 18 | A boyfriend came with her , rather unkempt , so keep him out for the time being at least . |
| 19 | I knew he would n't want me to be pushy and , hard though it was , I decided to wait until the end of the week and then invite him round for dinner . |
| 20 | I admired him for his decision then , I admired him for not thinking being world champion was worth the risk , and I admire him still for maintaining a moral stance . |
| 21 | People call him up for art advice from all over the world . |
| 22 | Call him on for appointments . |
| 23 | He had had to fight for everything he had done , fight the people who wanted to wrap him up safely and wheel him out for a bit of ribbon-cutting and ceremonial . |
| 24 | Perhaps he thought that if he made a success of the concert party , word would get around amongst show business that here was someone to keep an eye on , and his big chance might come ; that someone important in the music world might come up to him with a contract in his hand and sign him up for the next ten years as a successor to Sir Malcolm Sargeant . |
| 25 | I thank him also for the history lesson on the Territorial Army , although my recollection is somewhat different . |
| 26 | We thank him sincerely for his generous gesture in allowing this debate to take place . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | It took four of them to lift him on to a trolley and take him away for observation , with the police riding shotgun at his side , and then things gradually returned to normal — or as normal as they could given the extraordinary circumstances . |
| 29 | Ok , if he fades , take him off for someone else , if we are in control , then yes Rocky . |
| 30 | When you take him out for his first walk on the lead , it is always nicer if an older dog accompanies you . |