Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] for him [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dyer was eventually censured by a committee of inquiry , but substantial sums were raised for him by public subscription and he was adulated in the press , the House of Commons , and — especially — the House of Lords . |
| 2 | Although conscientious , the new king was a dull , uninspiring figure , rather below middle height , with heavy features , an awkward manner and very little command of English ; German was his preferred language but state papers were translated for him into French . |
| 3 | Lands to the value of 300 marks were found for him in England , but half the endowment was found by persuading Guy de Blois , another French hostage , to surrender to Edward the County of Soissons , worth 500 marks a year , which Edward then granted to the new Earl of Bedford . |
| 4 | In City Fur Manufacturing Co. v. Fureenbond ( 1937 K.B. ) A owned some skins which were stored for him at an independent warehouse . |
| 5 | The loud calls for the author , by a curious irony , were taken for him by the U.S. ambassador . |
| 6 | Much of McQueen 's acting was done for him by the make-up of Charles Schram , who effectively ages him over his years of solitary confinement . |
| 7 | Little was done for him in the three years up to his seventeenth birthday when , like so many others , he found companionship and , ironically , the security he craved for by joining the army . |
| 8 | With Minton 's help he obtained work at the Royal College as an artist 's model until he decided to return home where his future was secured for him through marriage and the management of a pub . |
| 9 | Donal was married on August 29 and shortly afterwards an appointment was made for him at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London . |
| 10 | The Emperor 's armour was made for him by Dwarf smiths and incorporates some of the actual armour worn by Magnus the Pious at the battle of Kislev . |
| 11 | The situation was saved for him by Mrs Carver 's crying , ‘ Well , there it is ! |
| 12 | The door was opened for him by a secretary who sat alone in a corner . |
| 13 | This is indeed what happened although he held the office for over a year until the seat was found for him in 1877 . |
| 14 | In the end , a post was found for him in 1844 as palaeontologist with the Geological Survey , with a salary of 300 per year ; and on the strength of this in 1848 he married . |
| 15 | By the summer , after a trial period , he was doing well , and the necessary clothing was provided for him by the Union . |
| 16 | Legend has it that the first ‘ teddy bear ’ was created for him after an unsuccessful hunting trip . |
| 17 | They must have felt they had secured his future when a Treasury pension of £50 per annum was obtained for him in April 1766 , but his letters continue to reveal his financial anxiety . |
| 18 | After much deliberation , and with the susceptibilities of Audio-Visual Technicians ( a very different breed ) in mind , the new man was termed a Media Resource Officer , and a special training was devised for him in association with Wandsworth Technical College . |
| 19 | Since coming to Leeds from Lincoln City for £500 in 1906 , McCleod had scored 117 League goals in more than 200 games by the time a benefit match was held for him in April 1913 . |