Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] him for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Hurry , ’ he urged , checking behind him for witnesses , but she had one more question . |
| 2 | Later , via a university revue at the Edinburgh Festival , he met Terry Jones and began co-writing with him for The Frost Report . |
| 3 | Crowding round him for a share are , from left to right , Rousseau , Poupee and Héra ( her tiny son Hector just visible on her belly ) . |
| 4 | Yet , I am not writing about him for the above reasons , it 's rather on account of an unlikely weakness of his than for one of his many strengths . |
| 5 | Hope once again went through the elaborate mechanism of lighting the pipe , looking about him for wind , but the day was utterly calm . |
| 6 | ‘ Bring a horse , ’ said Hotspur , rearing up fiercely and looking about him for the nearest serviceable squire , ‘ and get him on to it . |
| 7 | Afterwards , the representative from the film company said , ‘ I 've been looking after him for two weeks and that 's the first time I 've seen his teeth … . ’ |
| 8 | She stood looking after him for a moment ; then she dropped on to an upturned box , and bending her head into the folds of flesh under her chin , she asked of herself why she had to do this . |
| 9 | Having delivered Eliot to those who were looking after him for the night , we walked back to our colleges discussing the evening , with the ardour of youth which included that most interesting of contests , the comparison of recollections . |
| 10 | In October , Hopper married Michelle Phillips who had been living with him for some months . |
| 11 | For instance , I mean er my boyfriend , excuse me , I 've been er living with him for years , and I have a child . |
| 12 | Horrible thought , but suppose she was just living with him for his money ? |
| 13 | 12.40 : Psychiatrist on phone to confirm meeting with him for December 3rd . |
| 14 | As the hon. Gentleman introduced the subject of colour of dress , I can only say that I have been listening to him for almost 18 years and I wish that he would sometimes change the colour of his tie . |
| 15 | ‘ He 'll stop people from picking on him for being different . ’ |
| 16 | Mr Hurd needs no minders , but the 60 Tory MPs who declined to support Mrs Thatcher for leader last week , plus MEPs , this week 's Lords report and many industrialists will be looking to him for a more emollient performance in difficult circumstances . |
| 17 | Mr Hurd needs no minders , but the 60 Tory MPs who declined to support Mrs Thatcher for leader last week , plus MEPs , this week 's Lords report and many industrialists will be looking to him for a more emollient performance in difficult circumstances . |
| 18 | He was just about to shrug off the question with ‘ I du n no ’ when he noticed that George and the twins were looking at him for an answer . |
| 19 | The young man sat looking at him for a moment , then raised his eyebrows , sat forward and took up his pen once more . |
| 20 | Her eyes flew upward , looking at him for the first time . |
| 21 | Former Scottish international Rodger , who won the men 's singles last year in the Middlesbrough Borough Councilsupported event , has a particular strong field competing against him for his title . |
| 22 | It was as if she had been waiting for him for all these years . |
| 23 | Johnson wrote to him in December 1987 , pleading with him for a meeting to settle the matter quietly to avoid lurid publicity in the mass media , and prevent damage to the church 's work with homeless people . |
| 24 | In December 1936 Lance Henly , the Club 's forbearing Secretary for 15 years , resigned through ill-health , and the Brewery settled the £149 debt owing to him for 20 months unpaid expenses . |
| 25 | If he treats her from the beginning like a woman , elderly perhaps , but still entitled to every courtesy and consideration and some of his undivided attention , and if she treats him with affection and interest , voicing her pride in his achievements , and turning to him for advice on various matters , their relationship is usually off to a good start . |
| 26 | I ca n't see her sticking with him for long . |
| 27 | ‘ How can you tell what 's been eating into him for all that time ? ’ |
| 28 | Now here 's something to argue about this weekend … what would you say is the hardest … or toughest race to win in sport … football 's league title … formula one … the olympic marathon … how about the jockeys championship … they 've been off and running for six months and leading the chase is Oxfordshire ’ s Richard Dunwoody … we 're riding with him for this week 's Friday Feature |
| 29 | During the civil war he cast cannon for the king , Prince Rupert staying with him for three days in October 1642 . |
| 30 | Consequently , there was a constant danger of those Moorish princes owing allegiance to El Cid calling upon him for aid , or simply reneging on their agreements and going over in force to the Almoravid leader . |