Example sentences of "he [vb past] my [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It turned out that he shared my liking for the more conventional kind of organ . |
| 2 | Then , just before Christmas , he asked my father for my hand in marriage … |
| 3 | And he he got he got my hand for five seconds and then I I got I got his hand for ten something like that . |
| 4 | ‘ He swopped my mother for a younger woman when he was in his late sixties . |
| 5 | He wrung my hand for about five minutes and told me how much pleasure the meeting had given him , though God knows where he had extracted the pleasure from , and expressed the most fervent hope that we would become the firmest friends in the nearest possible future . |
| 6 | Then he changed my understanding for ever . |
| 7 | He used my shoulder for a support while he was firing . |
| 8 | He took my permission for granted , and I bent my head . |
| 9 | ‘ I can cope , ’ I said and he took my word for it . |
| 10 | I said nothing ; he took my silence for agreement . |
| 11 | And he brought my shoes for |
| 12 | The endearment eased the expression of pain on his face a little , but still he held me and still he searched my eyes for something I knew was n't there . |
| 13 | He accepted my apologies for my appearance and quickly put me at ease , saying he had been a close friend of my father and was delighted to meet his son . |
| 14 | He held my gaze for just a fraction longer than you 'd expect , and I was certain then that underneath his professional front he was interested in me . |