Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] him for a " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | If only conventions were not so rigid she could easily have had him for a lodger . |
| 2 | Sir James Barrie would have known him for a Lost Boy . |
| 3 | If the hon. Gentleman wants to be on his way , I would not wish to delay him for a moment . |
| 4 | Some might have taken him for a mere apprentice enchanter who had run away from his master out of defiance , boredom , fear and a lingering taste for heterosexuality . |
| 5 | We did n't attempt to touch him for a lizard can easily lose its tail at the defensive snapping point . |
| 6 | In his brown canvas boots , faded blue trousers , checked shirt and frayed cap , one might have mistaken him for a man of no consequence instead of a senior member of local government . |
| 7 | I said I may have to hurt him for a remark like that . |