Example sentences of "i [verb] he for a " in BNC.

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1 At this point I thought she might be distracted by the kid whose chair was sticking out , so I asked him for a second time to move back even further .
2 I asked him for an instance of the difference between bookselling in Knightsbridge , London , and Union Street , Glasgow .
3 One afternoon I summoned up my courage and as casually as I could I invited him for a drink after work that evening .
4 He said our flight had been delayed and he 'd spent the time in the bar , and then added , rather unconvincingly , that some woman had insisted on ‘ plying Phaeton with liquor ’ as he put it , but there was a hollowness in the way he said it , and I do n't think either Gill or I believed him for a moment .
5 I cursed him for a fool .
6 I lived with my husband for er , three and a half years , and I knew him for a good number of years before then , so we made a joint decision after that period of time that we were , wanted to commit ourselves
7 ‘ The first time I took him for a walk without a harness , he had a bit of a job to work that out as well .
8 For a moment , I took him for a vagrant , but then I saw he was just some local fellow enjoying the fresh air and summer sunshine , and saw no reason not to comply .
9 Soon after I got him I noticed a lump under his tummy , so I took him for a thorough check-up .
10 Yeah , I said yeah I am , I said I 'm gon na drive up and see , so we got in , went up to Wendy 's , you could n't see through the door Pen , Penny and Kev said well we 'll drive round as well , I said well she 's had us up and down , cos one minute she was quite strong then the next she could n't cope , I said Wendy all I want you to ever know is that I 'm there , if ever you want me phone me , I do n't care whether it 's middle of the night , middle of the morning or whatever , so she says alright , anyway Penny went up , she said she could n't see anything she thinks she 's gone a bed and then me and Rudy went up , it must have been quarter to one cos I took him for a little walk and I got out the car and walked round the back and then , I could see her curtains were open and I could see a light on , so I went round the front and I shouted through the letter box , Wen it 's only me I 've come to wish you a happy new year , let's hope next year will be better than this one and she come to the door and she was broken hearted
11 In the next throne along lounged an elegant young man — summer business suit , Cal tan , thick , unlayered rug : I took him for an actor .
12 That is why I took him for an agent .
13 I thank him for a speedy and compassionate response .
14 So erm , anyway I went back in to him , I kept going up and down , I left him for a while , but he does n't normally cry like that
15 I teased him for a bit that I did n't get it , it went for so much .
16 He was asking me to respect him for an astute and informed observer , an impartial and honest man .
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