Example sentences of "him [v-ing] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Colossal close-outs kept him sprinting for the horizon . |
| 2 | The thought sobered Rory slightly , but not enough to stop him going for the gun . |
| 3 | That way if one of the midfield does do themselves a mischief Rocky will have had some games at least ( I 'd rest Strachan personally to keep him going for the League campaign — which IMO is our best chnace of a European place [ we 're too unlucky in the cups ] ) . |
| 4 | This did not prevent him paying for the installation of a swimming pool to amuse his children who roamed around their new domain during the holidays . |
| 5 | He had to report to the headmaster at four o'clock , and was taken there by force by Foggerty who caught him racing for the school gates when the bell went . |
| 6 | But if you saw him running for the bus , he would go blue in the face and collapse on to the bus . |
| 7 | Thanks also for opting for Portsmouth , I hope we never see him playing for the opposition in a ‘ real ’ match as it might spoil memories … bit like Shez and the Frog … |