Example sentences of "for him [subord] [pron] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lecturing was now easier for him than it once had been — he had , after all , accumulated a great deal of experience — but the readings of his own poetry frequently left him exhausted . |
| 2 | The reduction of the other to means and of his own ends to survival , itself no more than a means without ends left to serve , would be tolerable , if at all , only because the variety of human ends will open up again for him if he ever gets to shore . |
| 3 | Your boss 's behaviour of chasing you and putting pressure on is likely to have been positively reinforced , ie it was ‘ nice ’ for him when you finally came up with ideas which he found satisfactory . |
| 4 | Leith assured him quickly , and felt dreadfully sorry for him when he clearly sought crumbs of comfort . |
| 5 | I hope they 'll pay the rent for him when he eventually finds himself out on his ear . ’ |
| 6 | However , it did not appear to hold any particular significance for him because he merely said , ‘ The name is Silas , Lucy . ’ |