Example sentences of "him for [art] [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dutch chiaroscuro , dark and sombre , would hold him for a while yet , until he freed himself from Rembrandt , Millet , and Israëls and turned to Delacroix 's symphonies of colour . |
| 2 | ‘ But we can hold him for a while yet . |
| 3 | And if you could watch him for a while longer , you might discover just what he — a descendant of herd-living , company-loving , fast and flighty wild horses — feels about domestication . |
| 4 | I have n't seen him for a while actually . |
| 5 | But he said : ‘ The fans may not think Ian 's the best man for the job but if they lay off him for a bit then he might get it right for them . ’ |
| 6 | " Merci beaucoup , monsieur , " she murmured , smiling back at him for a fraction longer than necessary . |
| 7 | Lucy , still wary , watched him for a moment longer . |
| 8 | Fabia stared at him for a moment longer . |
| 9 | ‘ No , I have not heard from him for a month now . ’ |
| 10 | They were concerned when his mother did not arrive to deliver him for the day yesterday . |
| 11 | They were concerned when his mother did not arrive to deliver him for the day yesterday . |
| 12 | The producer Jerome Hellman had seen Dustin in Eh ? and had thought of him for the part way back then . |
| 13 | ‘ Then since you accept what I say , madam — ’ interposed the cardinal with a sense of timing that suggested the protector had not nominated him for the task solely on account of his venerability ‘ — might I urge you to give the prince into my custody ! ’ |
| 14 | His great-uncle took Charles under his wing and prepared him for the job ahead . |