Example sentences of "[v-ing] to him for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In December 1936 Lance Henly , the Club 's forbearing Secretary for 15 years , resigned through ill-health , and the Brewery settled the £149 debt owing to him for 20 months unpaid expenses . |
| 2 | ‘ Do n't even bother speaking to him for 24 hours before a match , ’ was the advice of a Danish team-mate . |
| 3 | With difficulty , he made his way towards her , Charlotte clinging to him for dear life . |
| 4 | which in a way were pleased we have n't got to make the heart rending decision of him having his legs off , cos Denny told us , mum kept saying to him for three days , he would arch his back ooh , ooh , could n't move , and mum said yes he |
| 5 | Robbie nodded , mentally apologising to him for all the scathing epithets that had so nearly tumbled from her lips . |