Example sentences of "[vb base] he for [pos pn] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | ‘ Peter means well and people always forgive him for his little failures . |
2 | ‘ There is every reason to remember George Bush 's achievements and the debt of gratitude we owe him for his leadership . |
3 | The vicar may hear a hymn in one parish as : ‘ Prize Him for His grice and fiver ’ or , in another parish , ‘ Preeze Him for His grease and fever . ’ |
4 | He moved on to build up quite a successful sub-post office , yet still people remember him for his first novel ’ |
5 | Graduates remember him for his concern for their personal and academic welfare and for his warmheartedness . |
6 | If your fuel bill debt is in the name of your landlord , and you pay him for your electricity or gas , you should let your fuel supplier and local council know this is the case . |
7 | Their menfolk — educated , constipated , correct — tended to despise or ( perhaps ) fear him for his manners . |
8 | We should not blame him for being a man of his time but commend him for his remarkable vision and altruism . |
9 | Try to recognise this man early in the meeting and , when an item comes up on which you know he has some expertise , ask him for his opinion . |
10 | ‘ Ask him for his autograph , then . ’ |
11 | They respect him for his deeds on the cricket field but can never hope to pierce the armour-plated shell around a deeply private and older man . |
12 | Men love him for his hearty back-slapping and hand-shaking , for his habit of bear-hugging his male aides when things are going well . |
13 | Jeff Beck is a great guitarist and I respect and admire him for his talent , but no more so than an unknown guy down the road who 's also brilliant . |
14 | You condemn him for his self-interest . |
15 | However , on his freedom he returned to Saltash to call on Keast , thank him for his friendship and hospitality and assure him that he had been cured . |
16 | It is futile to sing to the Lord with enthusiasm , thank him for his personal love , make room for prophecy that is specific and heartwarming , hear the challenging exposition of the Bible if in the end the call is simply not obeyed . |
17 | Sir David Nicholson retires from the Board this year and we thank him for his contribution to the Group over the past nine years . |
18 | I thank him for his most generous tribute to our former colleague Richard Holt , who will be remembered by hon. Members on both sides of the House with considerable affection . |
19 | I am grateful for the opportunity to enlighten the hon. Gentleman , and I thank him for his question . |
20 | The vicar may hear a hymn in one parish as : ‘ Prize Him for His grice and fiver ’ or , in another parish , ‘ Preeze Him for His grease and fever . ’ |
21 | Schmeichel seemed certain to miss Monday ‘ s Premier League match at Southampton because Denmark need him for their game in Latvia on Wednesday . |
22 | George would take the credit for all Tom 's successes and blame him for his own failures . |