Example sentences of "we [vb base] him for " in BNC.
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| 1 | We want him for a month on loan to give him a proper chance . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ There is every reason to remember George Bush 's achievements and the debt of gratitude we owe him for his leadership . |
| 3 | If we find him for you , I fancy we 'd value a few minutes of his time ourselves , if we find him … ’ |
| 4 | A hundred yards up the road Howard , our manager , has the bright idea ( which we pay him for ) to ask a local sheriff for a lift . |
| 5 | She and Miki took to the stage again with Ministry , Miki sporting a rockerific white flying V. If I can remember correctly , Howard our manager was by this time on all fours with a bottle of tequila clutched firmly between his mitts — but this is what we pay him for . |
| 6 | ‘ Dave is our boffin , our crazy , lunatic , eccentric and we love him for it . |
| 7 | ‘ Then what happens is , we take him for a little ride out to the Crumbles . ’ |
| 8 | He insisted we join him for dinner where he regaled us with tidbits of gossip from the court and city . |
| 9 | Sir David Nicholson retires from the Board this year and we thank him for his contribution to the Group over the past nine years . |
| 10 | ‘ We have him for the last five games of the League run-in . |
| 11 | We have him for history and her for English . |
| 12 | ‘ We do n't want to rush Mick because it 's a long season and we need him for the long haul . |