Example sentences of "i [verb] [vb pp] him for " in BNC.
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1 | I 'd loved him for as long as I could remember . |
2 | ‘ I 'd heard him for a bit by then . |
3 | He was buoyant today , but also edgy and more authoritative than I 'd seen him for ages , when mostly he 'd been gloomy and sulky . |
4 | Perhaps if I 'd entered him for the Champion Hurdle , he might have sold . |
5 | He looked happier than I had seen him for weeks and there was colour in his cheeks . |
6 | I had invited him for a meal , and he left around midnight . ’ |
7 | And he looks a lot better for the change , although I have to tell you that by the time I had grilled him for an hour and tested him out on the snooker table I did notice that he reached for a cigarette . |
8 | When I had left him for Bath , he had said , sadly , seeing me off at Salamanca station : ‘ I should have come with you when your father died . |
9 | I had known him for a number of years . |
10 | I 've wanted him for as long as I can remember . " |
11 | I 've sought him for years . |
12 | ‘ What have I done ? ’ she said , her voice trembling , ‘ my baby , I 've lost him for good and it 's all your fault , Craig . ’ |
13 | The big fella is more keyed up than I 've seen him for a long time and he is channelling all his energies into one final world cup fling . |
14 | Deputy 's free and I 've booked him for the launch |
15 | ‘ Partly because I 've known him for years . |
16 | ‘ I 've known him for years . |
17 | I 've known him for seven years . |
18 | I 've known him for years . |
19 | I 've known him for about three years and we get on fine as friends . |
20 | I 've known him for years . ’ |
21 | I 've known him for years . ’ |
22 | I 've known him for thirty years , nothing surprises me with him . |
23 | I 've told him for years , but I did n't want to hurt him because I loved him . |
24 | I 've got him for English . |
25 | I 've got him for drama . |
26 | I have followed him for a long time and his work just gets better and better . |
27 | He said , but he said it does n't give us the excuse of not paying the invoices on time , and he said erm I have warned him for it this morning and he said he will process it , and he said the cheque will be in the post here on Monday . |
28 | Jon is a ‘ New Age Traveller ’ and I have known him for two years . |