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Example sentences of "[vb infin] him for [noun] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	He did not qualify him for income support , he supported him on to the back of his ass , he took him to the inn .
2	John Smith realised an angling ambition when he boated a fine 39lb tope which will qualify him for membership of the Tope Angling Club .
3	Unfortunately it never really delivered on the tantalising opening mention of Lee 's behind-the-scenes ‘ control ’ of black culture in NY and the unwillingness of critics to publicly diss him for fear of being shut out of the game .
4	I used to sit and watch him for hours , painstakingly working on a painting , and , following his example , I would push myself harder and harder to make my own drawings better .
5	He would come several times in a week and then you would n't see him for ages . ’
6	But he was laid up after that and we did n't see him for days .
7	I was n't saying Kerslake was crap , just that I would swap him for Dixon , Parker , Nilsson or Rob Jones .
8	We could use him for Banquo , eh ? ’
9	But it was a costly touchdown , which will also sideline him for Wales ' match against France at Perpignan in two weeks .
10	‘ I 'll enter him for Saturday .
11	He had nothing to give Merymose to take to Kenamun , and the priest-administrator would not thank him for information which cast suspicion on two of the most powerful men in the country .
12	If that 's his case then I 'll take him for breach of contract .
13	Clifford replied that he would be delighted , he was a great admirer of hers , and would she join him for lunch when she came .
14	Christ could not blame him for drinking .
15	‘ if a magistrates ' court inquiring into an offence as examining justices is of opinion , on consideration of the evidence and of any statement of the accused , that there is sufficient evidence to put the accused on trial by jury for any indictable offence , the court shall commit him for trial ; and , if it is not of that opinion , it shall … discharge him .
16	They 'll grab him for concealment of a felony or something . ’
17	But the main thrust of Olson 's argument is unaffected , and it ca n't be set aside : this great American poet ( and Olson knows that Pound is all of that ) was a Fascist , profoundly , and no amount of talk about his affinities with Whitman will save him for democracy , nor will any attempt to treat his anti-Semitism as an unrelated pathological aberration .
18	‘ They ca n't charge him for possession of a packet of Victory V. ’
19	IG Metall 's members could not forgive him for gambling in a casino for capitalists .
20	Well , I did ask him for tangerines .
21	He followed this with the unkindest cut of all : ‘ Or is it that he is afraid I will ask him for money ? ’
22	One request — no , I do n't ask him for things , I order them .
23	Perhaps Jahsaxa would not suspect Zambia would ask him for help .
24	‘ I would n't ask him for help if I were on a sinking ship and he was the only one with a lifebelt ! ’
25	But Nigel did n't ask him for help .
26	Thinking that maybe this man was the right man , that maybe it was him I should ask him for directions , him who would take me home or wherever it was I was trying to get to .
27	Eleanor used to say that she inherited her father 's nose and she would one day sue him for damages .
28	If he unjustifiably rejects them , the seller may sue him for damages for non-acceptance or , possibly , will have an action for the price ( see paragraph 13–05 and Chapter 12 ) .
29	Sometimes X sells goods to Y who in turn sells them to Z. Sometimes , however , Y acts as X 's agent in selling to Z. In the former case Z buys his goods from Y and if they are not delivered or are defective Z can look to his seller , Y , and if necessary can sue him for breach of his contract of sale .
30	Tell him it made your mickey fall off and you 'll sue him for loss of your wife 's affection , ’ Arty shrugged indifferently , as he drew on his dressing gown and headed for the bathroom , where there was a larger mirror .