Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [v-ing] he for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If I speak to Nerina , ’ said Bernard , whose blood pressure was so low there was talk of admitting him for a day or so , ‘ she might lift the curse . |
| 2 | She therefore proposed that my father should pretend to fall in love with her difficult and very homesick Italian friend so that it would be clear to her parents that there was no hope of getting him for Fiona . ’ |
| 3 | Challenging the expert by suing him for negligence , where it is the expert , rather than the decision which is being challenged , is dealt with in Chapter 14 . |
| 4 | They applied the well established ploy of neutralising the troublemaker by proposing him for the position of chairman , where he is obliged above all to be impartial . |
| 5 | I felt like Plain Jane , and Dustin felt they had made a mistake in choosing him for the film in the first place . |
| 6 | If he played at West Brom there would always be the risk of losing him for three or four matches . ’ |
| 7 | Guillaume was also disturbed by Modi 's unpredictable and unbusinesslike behaviour : ‘ the mere idea of asking him for a signature , which would have legalized a relationship , seemed ridiculous to me ’ . |
| 8 | Next , surely , he must have thought he was up against a demon intent on destroying him for no reason at all . |