Example sentences of "know him for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a nice face and , other things being equal , she would have responded to that first , she had been wanting to get to know him for a long time . |
| 2 | Sir James Barrie would have known him for a Lost Boy . |
| 3 | If he does really well he can hope for a bonus of cross-party votes : never mind Patrick 's party label , we 've known him for a long time , we like him and he 's been very helpful . |
| 4 | It was an occasion filled with memories of a life time in the carpet business , highlighted with speeches by Ralph Ellis , Rod Turnbull , Steve Higgins and from customers who have known him for a long time . |
| 5 | She laughed silently at herself ; she had only known him for a few hours , and here she was , assessing his character as if he were an old and true friend . |
| 6 | It 's ridiculous — I 've only known him for a few weeks . |
| 7 | ‘ You 've only known him for a few months ! ’ |
| 8 | I am certainly going to miss him , I have only really known him for the past seven days , but it seems like years . |
| 9 | Knowing him for the hard-hearted son of a bitch he was , I was still shaken . |
| 10 | 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 |
| 11 | He was glad to see him , for he knew him for a tough , sturdy fellow , who was considered certain to get into the Owsla as soon as he reached full weight . |