Example sentences of "[prep] he for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was assigned to look after him for a while , ’ Harvey answered . |
| 2 | His cutaway heel is world-class stuff , and with a patent in the pipeline I can think of a number of major manufacturers who 'll be after him for a slice of the licensing action . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Dana stared after him for a moment , then turned a malevolent glare on Claudia . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Endill did not know what he meant by this and ran after him for an explanation . |
| 7 | When he 'd said he 'd seen Stephen at the funeral she 'd felt afraid of him for a moment . |
| 8 | He could fly all day long and all night long if he wanted , but I wanted him to get 100 hours at night and I felt that despite his enthusiasm I would like to he shot of him for a period . |
| 9 | The producer Jerome Hellman had seen Dustin in Eh ? and had thought of him for the part way back then . |
| 10 | None the less in 1329 he did simple homage ( all that was asked of him for the moment ) at Amiens , following this up with liege homage in 1331 . |
| 11 | I told him I had learnt how to fight against him for a start . |
| 12 | He held her against him for a moment . |
| 13 | Mr Wilson complained to an industrial tribunal that the company had taken action , short of dismissal , against him for the purpose of deterring him from being or penalising him for being a member of the NUJ , contrary to s 23 of the EP(C)A . |
| 14 | The current state of Preston 's finances put taxi rides across London among the long list of temptations he would have to put behind him for a while . |
| 15 | He stoked the fire so that it flared , then reached behind him for a pouch of thin leather which contained charred bones . |
| 16 | Lou went along with him for every show , with a place always reserved for her in the front row . |
| 17 | I always got on with my daughter , but she 's in Canada now , so I asked my son if I could stay with him for a bit . |
| 18 | Ferryman had kipped down with him for a while , till one night , turning over in his sleep , Jackie had given him such a clout with the iron boot it nearly took his hip off . |
| 19 | I think you might do better to live with him for a while , before you actually tie the nuptial knot with someone who may be borrowing your knickers for the next 60 years . |
| 20 | When the bike 's owner , replete in heavy leather jacket appeared , Agassi chatted with him for a while before offering to buy the bike for £9,000 . |
| 21 | He worked with him for a while , making implements . |
| 22 | Maybe she 'd play along with him for a while . |
| 23 | She went around with him for a while . |
| 24 | ‘ I think so , but I 'll stay with him for a while , and just give him fluids . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I went out with him for a year and a half , ’ she replies . |
| 26 | Theo was about to travel from The Hague to Etten , en route for a new post in Paris , and Vincent pressed him to ‘ leave the train ’ on the second leg of his journey and stay with him for a day or two . |
| 27 | I guessed you were from the first , and the fact that you could quite happily and openly go away with him for a weekend everyone would know about confirmed that I was right . |
| 28 | Greg had rung Helen from London to tell her when he would be arriving in Manchester , and she had promised to work late and go out with him for a meal . |
| 29 | Later , Baxter 's father and step-mother also came to live with him for a time . |
| 30 | Later , Baxter 's father and step-mother also came to live with him for a time . |