Example sentences of "[vb base] him [to-vb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He declines and asks whether I want him to wait for me . |
| 2 | I want him to shoot for every flag . |
| 3 | I might say ‘ Yes he s good and I want him to play for Leeds ’ . |
| 4 | Expect him to pay for all our needs , solve all our little problems — ’ |
| 5 | He 'll either have to off the lad or get him to work for him . |
| 6 | ‘ It sounds reasonable , tell him to arrange for his solicitor to be here in the morning . ’ |
| 7 | Having completed the steeplechase , I let the horse canter along for about half a kilometre , then I allow him to walk for nearly a whole kilometre , bearing in mind , you will most likely have to ‘ make up time ’ later on . |
| 8 | I had one job to do first thing in the morning — to ring Sir Geoffrey Gillington and ask him to arrange for the manager of the Upper Thames Street branch of the bank to receive Miss Macdonald when she called , and to keep her letter for me . |
| 9 | Some ask him to pose for pictures , others kid him about retiring . |
| 10 | That was part of their game , of course ; leave him to search for the way to escape , but alone . |
| 11 | If your mother dies and your father needs your help , you should see that he returns her pension book together with the free death certificate ( Form BD8 ) to the local Social Security Office and assist him to apply for the death grant . |