Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] him for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | I asked him for an instance of the difference between bookselling in Knightsbridge , London , and Union Street , Glasgow . |
| 3 | One afternoon I summoned up my courage and as casually as I could I invited him for a drink after work that evening . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | I cursed him for a fool . |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | ‘ The first time I took him for a walk without a harness , he had a bit of a job to work that out as well . |
| 8 | For a moment , I took him for a vagrant , but then I saw he was just some local fellow enjoying the fresh air and summer sunshine , and saw no reason not to comply . |
| 9 | Soon after I got him I noticed a lump under his tummy , so I took him for a thorough check-up . |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | In the next throne along lounged an elegant young man — summer business suit , Cal tan , thick , unlayered rug : I took him for an actor . |
| 12 | That is why I took him for an agent . |
| 13 | I thank him for a speedy and compassionate response . |
| 14 | So erm , anyway I went back in to him , I kept going up and down , I left him for a while , but he does n't normally cry like that |
| 15 | I teased him for a bit that I did n't get it , it went for so much . |
| 16 | ‘ He feels as if you played him for a fool . |
| 17 | So , ‘ Goodnight , Ven , ’ she bade him for a third time , only this time she stretched up to him and touched her lips to his cheek . |
| 18 | Carolyn knew that he was angry with her , for some reason which she could n't fathom , and that the more she pressed him for an explanation the more he clammed up over it . |
| 19 | Please would she meet him for a long dinner on Friday — he would expect to hear from her tomorrow or the next day . |
| 20 | She watched him for a moment . |
| 21 | She watched him for a moment , wishing she did n't feel so defensive every time he broached the subject of Arnie . |
| 22 | She watched him for a while , feeling superfluous . |
| 23 | And then , because she did n't want to be saying goodbye to him any sooner than she had to , she took him for a wander through the main part of the Hall to see how the preparations were going . |
| 24 | Prince Charles rang her every day , suggesting she join him for a walk or a barbecue . |
| 25 | She despised him for an affair that had begun and ended thirty years before . |
| 26 | ‘ Goodnight ! ’ she wished him for a fourth time , and went to her room feeling very much better about everything . |
| 27 | but then you left him for an American carpenter . |
| 28 | Did you ask him for a drink ? ’ |
| 29 | He was asking me to respect him for an astute and informed observer , an impartial and honest man . |
| 30 | We want him for a month on loan to give him a proper chance . ’ |