Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] him [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I asked him in for a break . |
| 2 | I hope that I shall not embarrass the Minister if I commend him again for his imaginative efforts and the time that he has spent abroad trying to develop inward investment . |
| 3 | I admired him greatly for his bravery and his cheerfulness . |
| 4 | It was as if I owed him financially for everything he 'd given me , he 'd drawn up a sort of balance sheet , setting adoption against the chances he 'd given me ; because he 'd taken me on I owed him . |
| 5 | I felt that this conversation was adding little to my , or my listeners ' , knowledge of how to buy a coffin , so I thanked him kindly for his time and said goodbye . |
| 6 | As this happened two weeks before Christmas , Sinitta hopes someone scooped him up for a Christmas gift . |
| 7 | I could have held him tight and told him I was proud of him and that I loved him just for being there , but he would have struggled free . |
| 8 | When I called him out for it , Fest came between us . |
| 9 | I 'd tell the father what he 'd done and what I brought him home for . |
| 10 | When I got home , I kept him in for a while , then , ashtray at the ready , let him loose for another try . |
| 11 | Next day I took him outside for a long walk in the fresh air . |
| 12 | After he 'd taken out the bread , I took him back for lunch and he rested as usual in the afternoon , lying on his bed and listening to the radio . |
| 13 | I took him out for a boozy lunch , and in the end he admitted he 'd made the whole thing up . |
| 14 | I took him out for a walk and he went straight into a lamp post , ’ said Ray , of Clarence Chare , Newton Aycliffe . |
| 15 | I was never given the chance to write Stephen a letter explaining why I gave him up for when he is older or anything . |
| 16 | Then I put him away for two years . |
| 17 | I admired him for his decision then , I admired him for not thinking being world champion was worth the risk , and I admire him still for maintaining a moral stance . |
| 18 | I thank him also for the history lesson on the Territorial Army , although my recollection is somewhat different . |
| 19 | I forgave him instantly for changing rooms three times . |
| 20 | He had a bleeper in his house which wakes him up for every call though for insurance reasons he can not join the men . |
| 21 | When she came back from changing , her haircut was a boy 's , except that it had new-born-looking curls at the nape of her neck , which knocked him out for a bit . |
| 22 | Angus Fraser is still feeling discomfort from the hip injury which kept him out for most of last season and may have to play in pain if he is to resume his first-class career . |
| 23 | Earlier this week , Salako had surgery in the US on the same knee which kept him out for most of last season and Palace are set to demand the FA pay his wages until he is fit again . |
| 24 | ‘ Early on in that , the hero 's homeless and somebody puts him up for the night . ’ |
| 25 | And you got him now for nothing . |
| 26 | She regarded him steadily for a minute with eyes still bloodshot from crying . |
| 27 | She regarded him thoughtfully for a moment or two . |
| 28 | She invited him home for a coffee and he set about trying to find out what was wrong with her washing machine . |
| 29 | You invited him in for a glass of sherry to ask him if you could borrow his bicycle , and I came too . ’ |
| 30 | She played him patiently for two days before she hooked him , and reeled him in . |