Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [vb past] him for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said our flight had been delayed and he 'd spent the time in the bar , and then added , rather unconvincingly , that some woman had insisted on ‘ plying Phaeton with liquor ’ as he put it , but there was a hollowness in the way he said it , and I do n't think either Gill or I believed him for a moment . |
| 2 | Soon after I got him I noticed a lump under his tummy , so I took him for a thorough check-up . |
| 3 | ‘ He 'd never taken a woman on any of his expeditions before , so I nagged him for about a week and used all my female charm . |
| 4 | At this point I thought she might be distracted by the kid whose chair was sticking out , so I asked him for a second time to move back even further . |
| 5 | Ellen was sure now that she had him for her own and most likely thought it a fair return for her investment of time and trouble . |
| 6 | ‘ They do say , ’ said Caspar thrillingly , ‘ that she pursued him for positively centuries , until he gave in , purely to get her out of his way . |
| 7 | He blushed to think of how shamelessly he 'd paraded himself when he 'd had Judith on his arm ; how he 'd joked that she loved him for his cleanliness , and for his taste in bidets . |
| 8 | Even when Vinnie left — although we sold him for either what we bought him , or maybe 50 grand more , he had a very good season at Leeds , proved he could play a bit , he should have gone for more . |
| 9 | ( Incidentally , the papers give Kerslake 's transfer fee as 450,000 — that 's 50,000 less than we bought him for . ) |
| 10 | The Russian official recently so upset his domestic association that they suspended him for two months , although UEFA insist : ‘ He 's still one of the best referees in Europe and the right man for the job . ’ |
| 11 | The Russian official recently so upset his domestic association that they suspended him for two months , although UEFA insist : ‘ He 's still one of the best referees in Europe and the right man for the job . ’ |
| 12 | I did n't know him very well and I despised him for being well behaved and creeping around telling stories about me . |
| 13 | I lived with my husband for er , three and a half years , and I knew him for a good number of years before then , so we made a joint decision after that period of time that we were , wanted to commit ourselves |
| 14 | I was so relieved it was all over and my baby was alright and I held him for the first time . |
| 15 | and I snogged him for it . |
| 16 | My anxiety had returned , and I hated him for being so happy . |
| 17 | ‘ Alex felt that if I selected him for the Poland game , he should play and try to help us get the result before announcing his retirement , and that was Bryan 's intention . ’ |
| 18 | Yeah , I said yeah I am , I said I 'm gon na drive up and see , so we got in , went up to Wendy 's , you could n't see through the door Pen , Penny and Kev said well we 'll drive round as well , I said well she 's had us up and down , cos one minute she was quite strong then the next she could n't cope , I said Wendy all I want you to ever know is that I 'm there , if ever you want me phone me , I do n't care whether it 's middle of the night , middle of the morning or whatever , so she says alright , anyway Penny went up , she said she could n't see anything she thinks she 's gone a bed and then me and Rudy went up , it must have been quarter to one cos I took him for a little walk and I got out the car and walked round the back and then , I could see her curtains were open and I could see a light on , so I went round the front and I shouted through the letter box , Wen it 's only me I 've come to wish you a happy new year , let's hope next year will be better than this one and she come to the door and she was broken hearted |
| 19 | You wanted a man , and you wanted him for good — because after all , you were getting on then , were n't you ? |
| 20 | ‘ So it was Alain all the time , and she took him for me , ’ mused Dieter . |
| 21 | He was offering her an out and she respected him for that . |
| 22 | And she scolded him for frightening children Adam , six , Louise , four , and two-year-old Carl . |
| 23 | She felt she had been tactically outwitted , and she hated him for it . |
| 24 | The truth was there in his eyes , and she hated him for that , too . |
| 25 | Managing the boat , he was in total command , and she admired him for the ease with which he wove between the countless busy craft , the pleasure boats , gondolas and the small and large ferries , his eyes constantly alert . |
| 26 | ‘ He feels as if you played him for a fool . |
| 27 | But even at his most confused , the essence of Maurice was still there , and we loved him for it even when it drove us spare . |
| 28 | BOWLER Vic Macey joked he 'd break a pal 's leg if he hit him for four at a Paignton cricket match — then DID accidentally after the game . |
| 29 | No , it was a farmer 's , and erm he did n't want to sell it , but I pursued him for nearly a year , and in the end he said that I could erm buy it and erm that 's when the project began . |
| 30 | It was too much but she loved him for it and let him kiss her when he came and stood beside her again . |