Example sentences of "[verb] him for his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since first meeting him I learned to admire and respect him for his sincerity , humanity , integrity and his delightful sense of humour . |
| 2 | No sooner was Lydia 's wedding to Tobias over , than Bob Lamb had approached him for his permission to pay court to Martha , with a view to eventual marriage . |
| 3 | ‘ She was representing him for his life . ’ |
| 4 | She 's taking advantage of him , she only wants him for his money . |
| 5 | At Thanksgiving 1985 , Bush sent North a postcard thanking him for his work ‘ with the hostage thing and in Central America ’ and exhorting him to get some turkey ; North read it out at his trial four years later as evidence of approval , but it was all delightfully vague . |
| 6 | It was agreed that a letter be sent to Mr Field thanking him for his work as Membership Secretary and on the Committee . |
| 7 | A year before his death , Charles had written to Lord Mountbatten , once again thanking him for his help . |
| 8 | I send it to the individual 's home and I include a personal note from me thanking him for his achievement . |
| 9 | Only yesterday he received a letter from Mr Clinton thanking him for his support . |
| 10 | I recall thanking him for his consideration , but quite probably I said nothing very definite for my employer went on : |
| 11 | I declined his offer of another brandy , made my excuses , and thanking him for his hospitality I left by the back door . |
| 12 | Afterwards Churchill is supposed to have sent a note to the Marshal , thanking him for his hospitality and reminding him of the details of their verbal agreements of the night before the morning after . |
| 13 | He would n't chase her after reading the letter she had left for him , politely thanking him for his hospitality and saying she was returning to Palma to complete her work before returning to England . |
| 14 | Paul wrote to Dr Heatherton as he had intended , thanking him for his trouble and saying that he had called in the hope of meeting him . |
| 15 | My initial reaction was to write back thanking him for his time etc and making a few followup points , but Ive come round to the idea a personal meeting might be nice : - ) ) |
| 16 | My initial reaction was to write back thanking him for his time etc and making a few followup points , but Ive come round to the idea a personal meeting might be nice : - ) ) |
| 17 | Reza Shah exiled one ayatollah who dared to criticize the Shah 's female relations for entering a shrine unveiled , Indeed , one of his military aides was said to have violated the sanctuary of the shrine by marching in and dragging the ayatollah out by his beard , so that the Shah could whip him for his lese-majeste . |
| 18 | ‘ Do n't dare accuse me of wanting him for his money again ! ’ she shouted , suddenly losing control . |
| 19 | Beaten into second place by his team-mate Rene Arnoux in the 1982 French Grand Prix , he pulled into a service station on his way home only for the attendant to mistake him for his rival . |
| 20 | Ronnie is just glad it 's all over , and aware that his past acting career had prepared him for his ordeal . |
| 21 | He was planning on a shave and a slow , hot bath ; he might even throw in some of that stuff that Wayne had bought him for his birthday , that came in a dubious-looking novelty bottle shaped like a tiger 's head . |
| 22 | ‘ There is every reason to remember George Bush 's achievements and the debt of gratitude we owe him for his leadership . |
| 23 | Whether he wins or not , I shall remember him for his fearlessness , for not being content to run like a solitary god between the gunpowder hills of Lanzarote , but for running in the race instead . |
| 24 | I admired him for his decision then , I admired him for not thinking being world champion was worth the risk , and I admire him still for maintaining a moral stance . |
| 25 | I always admired him for his tenacity of purpose and dedication — and envied his super brain-power . |
| 26 | Then she said it 's what , sending him for his honeymoon . |
| 27 | The vicar may hear a hymn in one parish as : ‘ Prize Him for His grice and fiver ’ or , in another parish , ‘ Preeze Him for His grease and fever . ’ |
| 28 | These doubts , hard to pin down , because reason easily disposed of them all , crystallised around the fact that Comrade Andrew too often smelled of drink ; she could not bring herself to criticise him for his partiality to the goose-girl , because she had learned so long ago and so thoroughly simply to switch off in this area . |
| 29 | The English-speaking media applauded Daniel Dubroca as a player and captain on countless occasions , but still felt duty-bound to criticise him for his arbitration . |
| 30 | Graduates remember him for his concern for their personal and academic welfare and for his warmheartedness . |