Example sentences of "he [vb -s] [pron] for the " in BNC.

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1 He is carrying the map the class have made , which his " friend " has delivered ; he thanks them for the excellent job they have done .
2 He thanks you for the toy soldiers you left behind for him but wishes The General was here to organise them in fighting order .
3 Oh yes , but he wants them for the whole of the year you see , which is impossible .
4 He blames him for the press not being here , ’ Celia said .
5 He blames himself for the 35-yard rocket from Paul Gascoigne that ripped through his grasp after just five minutes .
6 The co-existence of opposite feelings experienced by a spectator during a performance of tragedy is shared by the tragic artist himself Despite the pleasure he finds in appearances , he negates it for the higher satisfaction of their destruction .
7 He commends him for the wit and wisdom of things he has n't said .
8 ‘ You should know you 'll not change your father now and he means everything for the best for the whole house , ’ she argued forcibly but the strain was showing on her own drawn , anxious features .
9 Today , in Court 13 , he saves it for the end of his opening .
10 Steve Astington says he was a rock climber and then moved over to marathons … this is his thirteenth … you have to put a lot of training in … he does them for the enjoyment it takes him away from life and all the stresses
11 Tony finds several packets of banana custard that is hot and sweet ; it tastes bloody awful and neither Tony nor I like it , none the less he fights me for the last helping .
12 When he leaves her for the Gipsy and she dances .
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