Example sentences of "you [vb base] him for " in BNC.

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1 You hate him for coming because he 's told you that Gerry is n't just missing , but dead .
2 If your fuel bill debt is in the name of your landlord , and you pay him for your electricity or gas , you should let your fuel supplier and local council know this is the case .
3 When you ask him for leave to serve him on this mission he will welcome it as the solution to his anxieties , for even if you are only gone from Kinsai for a time , it will seem to him that you do not mean to impose upon his favour . ’
4 You condemn him for his self-interest .
5 Jekub can be a bit scary when you see him for the first time . ’
6 You blame him for saddling Barclays de Zoete Wedd with high overhead costs in putting our brokerage firm and our banking operations together in one building , a building which houses a number of our competitors , as you also point out .
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