Example sentences of "for him [prep] [pos pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sent for him to his private address as soon as I got the news but he has to get up from Winchester . ’ |
| 2 | Her son , James , 14th Earl of Glencairn , became a friend and patron to Burns who composed a beautiful lament for him on his early death . |
| 3 | ‘ It would have been difficult for him on his own in a strange country on the other side of the world . |
| 4 | ( 3 ) An objection shall , for the purposes of paragraph ( ii ) of subsection ( 2 ) above , be intimated to the applicant ( a ) by delivering to him a copy of the notice of objection lodged with the licensing board under paragraph ( a ) of that subsection ; or ( ii ) by sending a copy of the said notice by registered post or by recorded delivery in a letter addressed to him at his proper address ; or ( c ) by leaving a copy of the said notice for him at his proper address ; and , for the purposes of paragraphs ( ii ) and ( c ) of this subsection , the proper address in the case of an applicant being an individual natural person shall be his place of abode as specified in his application or , in the case of such an applicant applying for the renewal of a licence , the premises in respect of which the application is made , and , in the case of an applicant other than an individual natural person , shall be the address specified in the application . |
| 5 | ‘ He 's old enough to have respect for one who cared for him during his teenage years . |
| 6 | All the same it was Dr Kate Ash who was waiting for him in her small flat , dressed in one of her smart business suits , two matching cases ready by her side . |
| 7 | When Ishmael is old enough to marry , Hagar not surprisingly finds a wife for him in her own country of Egypt . |
| 8 | Daniel had better watch out for him in his rear-view mirror . |
| 9 | ‘ I wondered if you also acted for him in his private affairs ? ’ |
| 10 | And to be company for him in his old age among this sorority of Slavonic women he seemed to be siring . |
| 11 | Before kiln operator Steve Kelly died at 55 , he asked for help to be given to the team of Macmillan nurses who cared for him in his last months . |
| 12 | In spite of his size , and like many big strikers , Dave was a sensitive fellow and pre-match tension was a real problem for him in his earlier days , but he overcame that worry successfully and went on to make a substantial and positive contribution to Palace 's return to the big-time , before moving to Derby County in a £400,000 deal in the spring of 1980 . |
| 13 | It is easy for him in his academic ivory tower to slam the door in the faces of most men , who , like most women , are good , nurturing , sensitive people . |
| 14 | I waited for him in our little house by the Smithy but he never came . |
| 15 | The Prophet , having missed his first killing strike , realised he would have to move fast to avoid capture by the trap set for him by his hated enemy . |
| 16 | A velvet court dress made for him by his fellow tailors is to go on show at the Croydon Museum . |