Example sentences of "him and for [art] " in BNC.

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1 It destroyed him and for a time he was engulfed by a deep chasm of despair , drinking heavily , taking amphetamines and LSD — and he was in his sixteenth year of smoking marijuana .
2 Whatever the reason , no other reputable yard would touch him and for a while Charles drifted about on the fringe of racing .
3 The man stopped a foot away from him and for a moment or two William stopped struggling .
4 She looked at him and for a moment he thought that this time it was going to be easy , this time she would believe him and go to sleep .
5 And his quality show earned the praise of manager Steve Gritt , who said : ‘ That is the best all-round performance I 've seen from him and for the second game in succession he 's earned us a draw . ’
6 He had it then , as clear as a map of a well-charted route unfolded on the captain 's table , what lay in store for him and for the settlement ; though the islanders had not burned wet leaves and swelled white smoke into a pillar of cloud to issue a warning , the signal might as well have been as clear .
7 Nevertheless she followed him and for the next quarter of an hour they streaked up and down the pool .
8 She forced hatred to her soul , for him and for the unwanted desire that leapt unbidden to her pulses at the taste of his mouth on hers .
9 The party turned around to face him and for the first time the fat man moved .
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