Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] him for [noun sg] " in BNC.

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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 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 .
3 Christ could not blame him for drinking .
4 Blanche had just asked him for permission to approach the secret services formally and inspect their files on Graham Mills .
5 However , his wife pointed out that Katy seemed no longer to approach him for attention — instead she had began to play by herself in very stereotyped and restricted ways .
6 I am not proposing him for Moderator , but I am pressing his case .
7 IG Metall 's members could not forgive him for gambling in a casino for capitalists .
8 So a boxer who is struck by his opponent can not sue him for battery .
9 He does n't think anybody has ever asked him for forgiveness either .
10 When I light-heartedly suggest that he should use Klan members who still harass him for target practice , Cash is genuinely shocked .
11 Also asked him for report which I needed for Statutory Review .
12 I even meet him for dinner from time to time .
13 Even apart from his experience , his descent admirably equipped him for kingship : son of the impetuous , vacillating and prodigal Henry III he may have been , but he showed more affinity with his grandfather and great-grandfather , King John and Henry II .
14 ‘ They ca n't charge him for possession of a packet of Victory V. ’
15 ‘ I would n't ask him for help if I were on a sinking ship and he was the only one with a lifebelt ! ’
16 But Nigel did n't ask him for help .
17 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 .
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