Example sentences of "he [vb -s] [pers pn] 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 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 .
6 He commends him for the wit and wisdom of things he has n't said .
7 Today , in Court 13 , he saves it for the end of his opening .
8 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
9 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 .
10 When he leaves her for the Gipsy and she dances .
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