Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] he for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nine months on Mr Boulton is still waiting for the two and a half thousand pounds he claims Brit-Pol owes him for the coach . |
| 2 | Britain 's golden boy who lost his shine when newcomer David Grindley beat him for the final place in today 's 400 metres final is ready to take a year off from the track if it means he can beat the trouble . |
| 3 | The President regarded him for a moment and Trent thought that the old man might rally . |
| 4 | In September 1316 Edward retained him for a very large fee in return for the promise of his service with a commensurately large retinue ; and shortly afterwards he and Pembroke set off for the papal curia on a mission which had the repeal of the Ordinances as one of its objectives . |
| 5 | The Welshman kicked the ball away and referee Dangaard dismissed him for a second bookable offence . |
| 6 | Japanese director Nagisa Oshima wants him for the lead in Valentino , a movie which will explore the destructive effect of fame on silent screen stars . |
| 7 | A journalist interviewed him for a book about his family , and when The Nielsons appeared , it made no mention at all of his professional life . |
| 8 | Her eyes beseeched him for the truth . |
| 9 | A pale blue light puzzled him for a moment , until he realised that it was the Calor gas stove in the galley . |
| 10 | Sorrel watched him for a few seconds , then snatched it out of his hands and stuck it in her mouth . |
| 11 | In 1973 a Mossad hit squad went to Norway and murdered an innocent Moroccan mistaking him for an alleged Arab terrorist . |
| 12 | Wright 's last appearance for his country was as a sub against Hungary in Budapest in May , and Graham promised : ‘ If England pick him for the game against Norway next month he 'll join the squad ’ . |
| 13 | So when Jane asked him for a loan , he snapped back : ‘ I think my first duty is to look after myself ! ’ |
| 14 | A 16-YEAR-OLD boy who fired a catapult at a low-flying Sri Lankan air force helicopter yesterday was wounded when the copter 's gunner mistook him for a Tamil terrorist and shot back at him . |
| 15 | In 1954 the publishing firm Methuen approached him for a Christmas card , as did the National Marriage Guidance Council , the latter printing 6,700 copies of his design . |
| 16 | Wahono , general chair of Golkar ( the ruling Functional Group Centre or Golongan Karya Pusat ) , announced on Oct. 20 that President Suharto had agreed to Golkar 's plan to nominate him for a sixth five-year term as president . |
| 17 | Taylor replaced him and , according to Rust , ‘ preached to the admiration and astonishment of his auditory ; and by his florid and youthful beauty … and sublime and pleasant air made his hearers take him for a young angel ’ . |
| 18 | Anabelle watched him for a long while , but he did n't twitch a muscle . |
| 19 | Why should he sit there when Abu Salim hit him for no reason ? |
| 20 | GINA MORRIS joins him for a big breakfast . |
| 21 | It was in 1977 and ‘ 78 that McEvoy won this title before Ronan Rafferty beat him for the first ( and only ) time in nearly 30 matches for England . |
| 22 | The postman thanked him for the warning and drove back to Mount Carmel . |
| 23 | Not until he was five years old did Endill meet him for the first time . |
| 24 | And yesterday he called their refusal to consider him for a factory floor job ‘ pathetic and ridiculous ’ . |
| 25 | She looked up , clutching her inadequate plush tablecloths , the supple line of her body begging him for a ride . |
| 26 | Horsler 's appointment to control British Coal 's marketing strategy came amid reports that his business experience as national contracts director suited him for a negotiating role . |
| 27 | When he and Johnson got back to their inn , Boswell ‘ begged permission to leave him for a little while , that I might run about and pay some short visits to several good people of Inverness ’ . |
| 28 | Igor Stravinsky met him for the first time in this year , and recalled how shy he seemed . |
| 29 | But in the former case the plaintiff will have a capital asset in his hands , and he is only entitled to recover damages to compensate him for the additional expenditure involved . |
| 30 | In all such cases the plaintiff is entitled to damages to compensate him for the lost benefit . |