Example sentences of "[noun] for him [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The submission of the father had been to the effect that the court should leave open the opportunity for him to apply for custody of the children in the divorce proceedings then pending . |
| 2 | Now Whitaker must concentrate on an Olympic challenge with the charismatic grey , as Mr and Mrs Bradley , who would not let him go to Seoul , have given permission for him to compete in Barcelona . |
| 3 | Mr Dane ( 49 ) of Mountsandel Road is seeking an injunction allowing immediate reinstatement to his post and provision for him to care for his private patients . |
| 4 | It 'll make a change for him to cook in the open instead of the kitchen . ’ |
| 5 | There are NO plans for him to return to Coney Hill . |
| 6 | On 22 April the American Relief Administration wanted to clear a shipment to Patriarch Tikhon for him to distribute at his discretion . |
| 7 | When he asked if he could see her again the next day , she would not have dreamed of declining ; they saw each other for about a fortnight , and her enthusiasm for him increased with each meeting , though he said not a word of any interest in the whole two weeks . |
| 8 | The only permissible course is to issue a subpoena for him to come as a witness or to produce the documents to the court ’ . |
| 9 | It should be something useful for setting up home , if only a rather expensive bottle-opener , possibly with other small mementoes of his favourite bachelor activities or sport such as golf balls , presented inside something amusing and clearly feminine but not in bad taste , such as a pair of stockings , with a blue garter for him to give to his bride for the wedding so that she can wear ‘ something borrowed , something blue , . |
| 10 | When Albert missed the child most urgently , the refusal of money for him seemed like a moral tactic to take him away forever . |
| 11 | It was not a particularly difficult decision for him to come to , since he was going to emigrate to Australia anyway . |
| 12 | He made clear on 27 November what he felt was the best action for him to take in his capacity as a Law Officer . |
| 13 | ‘ We had planned to run a single GM-backed Astra this year for Luis Climent but when Bardolet became available it was decided to provide a second car for him supported by an outside sponsor , ’ explains Meeke . |
| 14 | For default summonses , " sufficient time " means sufficient time for the defendant to deliver a defence , admission or counterclaim within fourteen days after delivery of the summons , and sufficient time in the case of fixed date summonses for him to attend on the return day ( Ord 7 , r 18(3) ) . |
| 15 | Glancing at his figure , Laura felt the old longing for him twist like a knife in her stomach . |
| 16 | When a female appears , her swollen abdomen holding eggs is a stimulus for him to engage in a zig zag dance . |
| 17 | You can not include a Boss unless you also include his own Mob for him to fight with . |
| 18 | So Mr H concluded there was no place for him to live in Japan except in a mental hospital . |
| 19 | He was awakened by a seaman who told him that the ship would not be leaving for seven days , and there would be no place for him to hide as timber was being loaded under German supervision . |
| 20 | These rules mean that it might benefit the owner of a topography right for him to sit on that right until such a time as it can be exploited to its full potential as long as this is done a reasonable period before the 15 years have expired . |
| 21 | ‘ More like a motive for him to bump off Erdle than t' other way round . ’ |
| 22 | He either did n't believe her , or was so unused to accepting answers unquestioningly that it was second nature for him to delve into the nitty-gritty . |
| 23 | Moreover , it is not our function to form a view in relation to any one of these appellants of the proper period for him to serve for the purposes of retribution and deterrence , and then if we disagree with the Secretary of State 's tariff say that the Secretary of State was wrong and quash his decision . |
| 24 | If Vecchi had been to the apartment and got what he wanted before killing Mahoney , there was no need for him to return for another look round . |
| 25 | Mr Woolmer said : ‘ I felt Donald was overused in the World Cup when there was no need for him to bowl in the games against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe . ’ |
| 26 | Putting one 's self in Stalin 's shoes , the present period of indecision must appear to be an opportune moment for him to step into the arena to suggest to Japan that she should make peace with the Kremlin and with Peking . |
| 27 | It should have been returned to the author for him to re-write in a clear and concise manner . |
| 28 | ‘ I do n't suppose ‘ Mrs Smith ’ is the first woman with whom Garry has deceived his wife , and she probably wo n't be the last , ’ she said , her desire for him disappearing at the contempt in his tone . |
| 29 | In any piece of fiction there must be room for the reader — room for him to jump at a suggestion , to insert himself into a story , to respond to hints and clues : to be told what is offered to him is to encourage him to read passively and so to give him less than he deserves . |
| 30 | Also , unlike others who had been brought up in more cultured surroundings , it was a rarity for him to go to the theatre and even more of a rarity to go to other forms of public entertainments , including the cinema . |