Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] for him [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Herluin advanced upon the altar very slowly , as though these few paces , and the climbing of the three steps , must be utilized to the full for prayer , and passionate concentration on this single effort which would make or break for him a dear ambition . |
| 2 | I conceive of Kant as one saddened by Hume 's cold logic that destroyed for him the laws of causation in the physical world . |
| 3 | That 's right : someone rang up and asked for him the other day . |
| 4 | Modigliani declined as politely but suggested to Lunia that she should come to his studio and pose for him the following day . |
| 5 | She was employed by the parish for twelve hours a week and her nominal duties were to come in on Mondays , Wednesdays and Fridays , clean the flat , wash and spin dry any linen or articles in the soiled linen basket , and prepare and leave for him a simple lunch on a tray . |
| 6 | With so much media space currently devoted to the heinous depredations the naked ape has inflicted on his habitat , it seems an inappropriate moment to celebrate the career of an artist whose entire work reflects his abiding faith in mankind ; an artist who gloried in presenting humanity dressed up in the paraphernalia of a glamorous performer , or as an honest victim of other men 's rapacity , so as to elicit for him the onlooker 's sympathy . |