Example sentences of "for him [prep] be [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not uncommon , even by Edward II 's time , for a benefice to be forcefully defended against a royal presentee , or for him to be physically assaulted . |
| 2 | He told himself that it was ridiculous for him to be nearly trembling with fear , wondering what form her explosion would take . |
| 3 | It was therefore important for him to be well informed about events in his own country and in the political world generally ; and ambassadors sometimes asked in their despatches for news which they could trade with their colleagues from other states since , as one of them told the French foreign minister in 1674 , " You know that in [ diplomacy ] as in other ordinary transactions it is necessary to give in order to receive " . |
| 4 | It seemed so stupid for him to be literally drowning in his own box . |
| 5 | It must indeed have been most galling for him to be so addressed by one such as I. ’ |