Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] him for [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Let's hope so , ’ she said , and told them that her parents were furious because Josh , her grandmother 's lodger , had left all his money and possessions to Kate and not even mentioned her grandmother who had looked after him for years . |
| 2 | It is clear that a payment made by him for goods bought is binding , though payment could not have been enforced against him . |
| 3 | Had n't thought about him for years . |
| 4 | I have n't laughed at him for years . ’ |
| 5 | Cadogan says ferried to question this man till he 's dry , question him to death if necessary , but I 've already spoken to him for hours . |
| 6 | The disorder that had seemed to him for decades to determine the course of events regrouped itself like a pile of iron filings suddenly organized by a magnet , and he had a flash of optimism when it appeared quite possible that men in the days to come might wish to find out more than concerned them at the moment . |
| 7 | One source close to Charles — 44 today — who has worked with him for years , said last night : ‘ It is incredible — almost impossible to believe that it is true . |
| 8 | Known him for years , worked with him for years . |
| 9 | He also had 6½d a day allowed to him for lunches at work and demanded that 1/1d a week be spent on ‘ relishes ’ for his breakfast and tea — usually consisting of an egg , a piece of bacon , or fish . |
| 10 | Despite having lived with him for months . ’ |