Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] for him [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where the man was , gone or waiting for him behind the next tree , he had no idea . |
| 2 | Except that the flame was deep inside , in a place that longed for him in a way she had never felt before . |
| 3 | ’ 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 . |
| 4 | Three years later , he emigrated with his parents to Israel , yet became a frequent commuter to the major musical centres of Europe , where he caught the eye of such musical heavyweights as Edwin Fischer , Wilhelm Furtwangler and ( most especially ) Arthur Rubinstein , who took an immense interest in the young pianist and arranged for him to be represented by his agent , the legendary Sol Hurok . |
| 5 | His mother , unable to find the strength to battle against him , wrote to the school and asked for him to be excused . |
| 6 | Since Alford was described on the ballot paper merely as ‘ The Labour Candidate ’ , it would not be surprising if quite a few voters were confused , and voted for him by mistake . |
| 7 | I told myself he might have meant us to meet at the Festival , so I went along there and searched for him in the crowd . ’ |
| 8 | At this point the Bosnian refugee leaped on to the stage on a small wooden horse , designed and built for him by his mother . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | By the time he had locked off the plane 's controls and opened the door , Ahmed Myeloski was out of the Lada and waiting for him by the side of the executive jet . |
| 11 | With the baby , he was gentleness itself , playing with him and caring for him with true devotion . |
| 12 | Today Miss Knox said she was ‘ outraged ’ to learn that the man who assaulted her , supervisor Brian McConville , was still employed at Lurgan Community Workshop and called for him to be sacked . |
| 13 | From the shops it was a short visit to the launderette , where his week 's supply of dirty washing had been cleaned , pressed and packed for him by the friendly woman who supervised the place . |
| 14 | and worked for him for ten years on surveys and designs for many of his works . |
| 15 | She flashed the note around , proudly though covertly , and looked for him at the bus stop , but she could not look for him without some misgiving . |
| 16 | Adam wondered if Abigail sometimes woke up and looked for him in the dark , in the empty room , and fretted for a while before she began to cry . |
| 17 | The COB Rules differentiate between dealing with a customer as a counterparty and dealing for him as an agent ; this chapter follows that differentiation and also distinguishes between " clients " and " mere " counterparties ( with whom there is no client relationship but who the COB Rules treat as a " customer " , as discussed below ) . |
| 18 | ‘ Recommend that he 's taken ashore at the next port of call and arrange for him to be flown home to an orthopaedic unit . |
| 19 | I waited and waited for him at the points and eventually met him about three or four o'clock in the morning for the first time . |
| 20 | I can do one thing in the light , and that 's send and treat for him in open negotiation . |