Example sentences of "for him in [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Ishmael is old enough to marry , Hagar not surprisingly finds a wife for him in her own country of Egypt . |
| 2 | She certainly had a special place for him in her heart . ’ |
| 3 | All the same it was Dr Kate Ash who was waiting for him in her small flat , dressed in one of her smart business suits , two matching cases ready by her side . |
| 4 | The conservative aspect of the new bourgeoisie is that it establishes a more durable form of capitalism , but as Becker does not see socialism as the only way of ushering in progress , this does not present a problem for him in his depiction of the new corporate bourgeoisie as promoters of development . |
| 5 | And to be company for him in his old age among this sorority of Slavonic women he seemed to be siring . |
| 6 | In spite of his size , and like many big strikers , Dave was a sensitive fellow and pre-match tension was a real problem for him in his earlier days , but he overcame that worry successfully and went on to make a substantial and positive contribution to Palace 's return to the big-time , before moving to Derby County in a £400,000 deal in the spring of 1980 . |
| 7 | Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson revealed last night he is so impressed by Wallace 's comeback that he is considering making room for him in his team 's title push . |
| 8 | The luckless hero of Waugh 's Brideshead ends tragically without wife , mistress or home ; but he has followed Waugh himself to Rome and its consoling faith , and at mass an altar-flame burns for him in his soul ‘ farther in heart than Acre or Jerusalem ’ . |
| 9 | Great rewards lay ahead for him in his debut Test . |
| 10 | He lived for his reunion with Elizabeth ; all that sustained him until then was the daily letter from his new wife waiting for him in his lodgings . |
| 11 | But it is impossible for him in his findings not to interpret events . |
| 12 | Remembering all the dinners he had eaten at the Dysons ' when he had been living on his own , Bob invited Morris back to his flat one evening so that Tessa could cook dinner for him in his turn . |
| 13 | In other words , he is free to do what Picasso was trying to do for him in his painting . |
| 14 | ‘ I wondered if you also acted for him in his private affairs ? ’ |
| 15 | He had sent her , with Ned and the barmaids and Heaven knew how many others watching , to wait for him in his bed . |
| 16 | Mr. Beck was a formidably powerful personality and doubtless would have passed any examination set for him in his profession — indeed , he did so . |
| 17 | Daniel had better watch out for him in his rear-view mirror . |
| 18 | It is easy for him in his academic ivory tower to slam the door in the faces of most men , who , like most women , are good , nurturing , sensitive people . |
| 19 | Before kiln operator Steve Kelly died at 55 , he asked for help to be given to the team of Macmillan nurses who cared for him in his last months . |
| 20 | And then they come for him , and then , you come for him in your car |
| 21 | I waited for him in our little house by the Smithy but he never came . |
| 22 | That would be loss enough if I watched him go with only longing for him in my heart but there is instead a bitterness because he is happy to go life there being preferable to here where there is only his tired wife for company . |