Example sentences of "be [verb] for him " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd been caddying for Ralph Moffatt on the pro circuit and got him through the pre-qualifier at Fairhaven , so I told him I 'd be caddying for him in the Open as I 'd heard nothing from Jack . |
| 2 | Christien knows Tony and Tracey and mum Sheila will be rooting for him on Monday night when the series starts . |
| 3 | He saw the new drugs as a threat to his well-being , and lived in dread of the day when they might be prescribed for him . |
| 4 | They will be clamouring for him now , my dear , simply clamouring . ’ |
| 5 | No tears were going to be shed for him . |
| 6 | What in general can not be claimed for him is a specially high level of distinction as a designer . |
| 7 | Though an individual pupil may be in his fourth-year class as far as the administration of the school goes , and as far as concerns his social activities or his out-of-school interests , the school must be prepared for him to go off and study the syllabus required for his graded tests alongside people who are not in his own year . |
| 8 | But when you do , you 'd better be prepared for him to come back and hit you on your arms , your chest , that big belly of yours and finally the chin . |
| 9 | Under the Act , a child has special educational needs if s/he has ‘ a learning difficulty which calls for special educational provision to be made for him ’ . |
| 10 | The authority made an assessment , but did not consider that the boy 's needs were such that it should determine in a statement the special educational provision that should be made for him . |
| 11 | They distinguished between a child who has special educational needs , and a child who has special educational needs which are such that the LEA may be of the opinion that they should determine the special educational provision that should be made for him — in the words of Nicholls LJ , ‘ not special needs simpliciter , but special needs that satisfy a further condition ’ . |
| 12 | He was to go to a hotel where arrangements would be made for him to meet Meehan . |
| 13 | An unmarried partner may agree with the surviving relatives that provision will be made for him or her from the estate , but this is not always possible . |
| 14 | ‘ But if he had wanted to disappear with the diamonds , ’ she persisted , ‘ we 'd still be looking for him now . ’ |
| 15 | They might not know him by sight , or might not be looking for him at all . |
| 16 | ‘ That 's possible — he knows I 'll be looking for him — but he 'll have to remain in this country until he can collect his legacy , and by then he 'll expect me to have given up . ’ |
| 17 | I would n't be looking for him to approach me . ’ |
| 18 | Ilse said diffidently , ‘ Surely , the moment the Colonel is out , they 'll be looking for him . ’ |
| 19 | I tell you this : if anyone says to this mountain , ‘ Be lifted from your place and hurled into the sea , ’ and has no inward doubts , but believes that what he says is happening , it will be done for him ’ ( Mark 11:23 ) . |
| 20 | For surely someone as gifted as that deserved all that could be done for him : and ‘ the gift ’ put it above any gossip about an overkeen schoolmaster bringing on a bright pupil and overrode any chatter about the besotted nature of his devotion . |
| 21 | Apart from and me , there is , a rather lugubrious ( though pleasant ) Peruvian , and , the French Canadian , whole reminds me of , in that he expects everything to be done for him at little cost in exchange for a good wit and ready sense of humour — also like , he plays the piano , with a special line in French songs . |
| 22 | I mean — high , … if … you did n't know who was singin' , you would n't be lookin' for him you would be lookin' for her . ’ |
| 23 | The least that can be said for him was that he convinced many that the non-combatants ' interests were worthy of consideration . |
| 24 | The devil has something to be said for him : he acts on his own initiative and is n't just following orders . |
| 25 | Her whole body seemed to be listening for him . |
| 26 | Andy has got a job to do and so have I. But if I lose he will be gutted for me at the end and if I lose I will be gutted for him . ’ |
| 27 | As he turned back the coverlet of the bed where he must sleep alone , Frere consoled himself with the thought that what he was incapable of accomplishing himself might be accomplished for him by time and that providential hand , of which , in his earnest efforts outside the home , he was the faithful instrument . |
| 28 | As a result , a patient can relate to one group of staff during the waking hours , and knows that the same staff will be caring for him during the night period . |
| 29 | I would be waiting for him outside the room and would suggest that he too withdraw a minor claim ; then add a new demand . |
| 30 | He half expected that the police would be waiting for him when he got back to the pub . |