Example sentences of "him for [art] [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pub they used to have was patronized by shooting parties in the grouse season and one big businessman was so impressed by Grandad that he offered to take him back with him to train him for a position in his firm . |
| 2 | After a time , his doctor friend had seen enough of his extremity and took him for a drink in the airport bar . |
| 3 | As he cried out , she insisted on taking him for a drive in her car . |
| 4 | These words were probably written after the capture and tonsuring of the king in 731 by unnamed opponents who kept him for a while in a monastic centre , somewhere presumably in Northumbria . |
| 5 | It was very much a revenge match for White — Spijkers had beaten him for a bronze in the Seoul Olympics , though then White was injured . |
| 6 | And when he 'd finished , Ted had stared at him for a moment in open disbelief . |
| 7 | Now Ebenezer Judge understood what he must have felt , as a dozen willing hands hoisted him on high , held him for an instant in mid-air , then let him down , inch by inch , until the back of his head knocked against the stone wall and the freezing water lapped over his boots . |
| 8 | I felt like Plain Jane , and Dustin felt they had made a mistake in choosing him for the film in the first place . |
| 9 | Rauti replaced the much younger Gianfranco Fini who had narrowly defeated him for the post in December 1987 [ see p. 35989 ] . |
| 10 | Japanese director Nagisa Oshima wants him for the lead in Valentino , a movie which will explore the destructive effect of fame on silent screen stars . |
| 11 | Unexpected , this affected him strongly , indeed left him for the moment in a strange turmoil emotionally . |