Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] him for his " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of them rounded on him , grabbed him by the arm , but only asked him for his name and address . ’ |
| 2 | Alexia and Cameron III gently chided him for his whistling habit , and he developed an aversion to his own work . |
| 3 | I always admired him for his tenacity of purpose and dedication — and envied his super brain-power . |
| 4 | Sir John died in Tooting 5 June 1670 and was buried in the old church ; his will shows a debt due from the tsar and an amount still owed him for his allowance as ambassador . |
| 5 | That period of his life also freed him for his experiments in other kinds of theatre which , although he never reverted to them after taking on his Stuttgart responsibilities , enriched his subsequent work . |
| 6 | His talents and character perfectly qualified him for his role and his motives expressed ‘ an awful sense of his duty as a Christian ’ . |
| 7 | Though he attempted a detailed rebuttal , chapter by chapter , Milton himself had to admit that ‘ Some men have by policy accomplished after death that revenge upon their enemies which in life they were not able ’ , and that ‘ they who before hated him for his high government , nay fought against him with displayed banners in the field , now applaud him for the wisest and most religious prince that lived ’ . |
| 8 | Gosse 's friends invariably forgave him for his wayward humour . |
| 9 | She stood by him , she never reproached him for his failings , and at times he felt even worse because she was so forbearing . |