Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] him for [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A brave reporter thrust a microphone under his nose and asked him for his comments . |
| 2 | I declined his offer of another brandy , made my excuses , and thanking him for his hospitality I left by the back door . |
| 3 | Since first meeting him I learned to admire and respect him for his sincerity , humanity , integrity and his delightful sense of humour . |
| 4 | presented him with a huge pepper mill and thanked him for his hard work . |
| 5 | Despite his meeting so many of her demands on his time and attention , she often complained about and blamed him for his inattentiveness . |
| 6 | This session is the cause of much joshing in the Right Said Fred camp , him saying how he 'd make sure he had a hot shower first and primed himself for action if he did it again , his partners enjoying wiggling their little fingers at any opportunity and ribbing him for his perceived shortcomings . |
| 7 | His father considered Charles ‘ extreme backwards ’ and chided him for his ‘ aversion to all application ’ and his reluctance ‘ to cultivate the talents which Providence has given you ’ . |
| 8 | The amount of compensation reflects the fact that he is out of work and compensates him for his losses . |
| 9 | Jeff Beck is a great guitarist and I respect and admire him for his talent , but no more so than an unknown guy down the road who 's also brilliant . |
| 10 | But once the fighting begins , with Falstaff in shameless prose ( the soliloquy describing how he has led his ‘ ragamuffins where they are pepper 'd ’ ) , Hal enters in the heroic medium and rebukes him for his idleness ( the cowardice he ca n't see , as we can ) : ‘ What , standst thou idle here ? |
| 11 | In her resignation letter Gandhi claimed that she was unhappy at the " strange and unilateral decisions " taken by Singh and criticized him for his policies regarding Kashmir and Punjab and for his implementation of the Mandal Commission report [ see below ] . |
| 12 | He said : ‘ Many of them were aware of him and the job he does , but the first thing they did was to rush over and ask him for his autograph . ’ |
| 13 | George would take the credit for all Tom 's successes and blame him for his own failures . |
| 14 | We should not blame him for being a man of his time but commend him for his remarkable vision and altruism . |