Example sentences of "[verb] for him [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | He brought me down here to work for him under false pretences . |
2 | Apart from and me , there is , a rather lugubrious ( though pleasant ) Peruvian , and , the French Canadian , whole reminds me of , in that he expects everything to be done for him at little cost in exchange for a good wit and ready sense of humour — also like , he plays the piano , with a special line in French songs . |
3 | While Smailovic in Sarajevo plays the Adagio specially written for him by Edinburgh-based composer Nigel Osborne , he will be joined by American cellist Evelyn Elsing at the Capitol in Washington DC , Florian Kitt at the Red Cross Depot in Vienna and music student Diana Isaacs in Edinburgh . |
4 | With the baby , he was gentleness itself , playing with him and caring for him with true devotion . |
5 | But there was no time to give this disturbing idea attention ; Tealtaoich was nearly at the Trees and the Trees were grouped together watching him and waiting for him in complete silence and it was important not to miss a single instant of any of it . |
6 | Dyer was eventually censured by a committee of inquiry , but substantial sums were raised for him by public subscription and he was adulated in the press , the House of Commons , and — especially — the House of Lords . |
7 | When he was near enough she went for him with clawed hands . |
8 | The real argument is not how a doctor 's conduct can be characterized , but whether under the circumstances he has fulfilled his duty to the patient to care for him in good faith . |
9 | Geoff Hurst 's maitre d ’ demeanour advertised that he was open for business — he 's the one who has been able to make his World Cup exploits play for him in recent years ; he 's semi-permanently on the road with an old-ones-are-the-best-ones floorshow and anecdotal package . |
10 | He seems also to have had the right to appoint deputies to act for him in individual duchy lordships . |
11 | He seems also to have had the right to appoint deputies to act for him in individual duchy lordships . |
12 | I can do one thing in the light , and that 's send and treat for him in open negotiation . |
13 | ’ A greater awareness , a greater love of life , really , he seems to respond to people , to his environment and to the people that care for him in particular . |