Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [prep] him for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could still recall the sense of dread that hung over him for days as he waited to be thrashed for that escapade . |
| 2 | All that mattered to him for the moment was the feel of the bedsheets angling Golden Girl northward . |
| 3 | She had had many boyfriends before meeting Mr Smith and lived with him for about one year before they married , five months before Keith was born . |
| 4 | She had had many boyfriends before meeting Mr Smith and lived with him for about one year before they married , five months before Keith was born . |
| 5 | ‘ Bring a horse , ’ said Hotspur , rearing up fiercely and looking about him for the nearest serviceable squire , ‘ and get him on to it . |
| 6 | If he treats her from the beginning like a woman , elderly perhaps , but still entitled to every courtesy and consideration and some of his undivided attention , and if she treats him with affection and interest , voicing her pride in his achievements , and turning to him for advice on various matters , their relationship is usually off to a good start . |
| 7 | I found one guy and talked to him for a while on tape . |
| 8 | Together we praise God for abundant past blessings and look to Him for direction and strength in the coming days . |
| 9 | BELVILLE : I take her to an artful young baggage and had I a young handsome butler or steward she 'd soon make her market of one of them and snap at him for a husband . |
| 10 | Émile Chaillot told me that he had telephoned the writer and spoken to him for a good seven minutes about what was going on in the music world . |
| 11 | and worked for him for ten years on surveys and designs for many of his works . |
| 12 | Theo was about to travel from The Hague to Etten , en route for a new post in Paris , and Vincent pressed him to ‘ leave the train ’ on the second leg of his journey and stay with him for a day or two . |
| 13 | A couple of years earlier , when I was having a bad patch and went to him for a reassuring chat , he had told me not to worry about it . |
| 14 | We stood and stared after him for a few seconds , then one of the mortar team behind me remarked . |
| 15 | And do n't forget , Joe was with me , and you know how careful he is. lee was at the party and one of the maids told me that she took him out of the party and spoke to him for a few minutes . |
| 16 | Endill did not know what he meant by this and ran after him for an explanation . |
| 17 | I went up to him and gushed at him for about twenty minutes , told him we were making an album , asked him to sing on it and he said , ‘ Sure . ’ |
| 18 | If he 's still here , would you go and talk to him for me , just casually , find out where he comes from . ’ |
| 19 | On his visit to the château and lunch in the mess there , he singled out Charles with his black buttons and strange headdress and commiserated with him for having to put up with an attachment to what he called ‘ These rather superior beings ’ . |