Example sentences of "him [conj] he [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But when he tried to stand a cry of pain escaped him and he reached for the wall of the stables for support . |
| 2 | A snow-covered hedge loomed up ahead of him and he made for the shelter of it . |
| 3 | Giving himself dialogue seemed to calm him and he stood for a moment , arms idle at his side , breathing slowly and heavily . |
| 4 | Nigel wondered if any film star would be discerning enough to employ him if he applied for a chauffeur 's job . |
| 5 | Annette spent the intervening time with her son who had been made as comfortable as possible and she told him that she would stay with him until he went for the operation and would then go home but would return first thing in the morning . |
| 6 | Then with a little grin , so much like the old devil-may-care Hilary , she proceeded to demonstrate all her new-found skills , her hands and tongue touching every magnificent inch of him until he pleaded for her to stop . |
| 7 | ‘ I suppose , ’ said Charlotte casually , ‘ you have n't heard from him since he left for Turkey ? |
| 8 | Many others would say yes to him before he asked for anything . |
| 9 | He thought that probably it would be the evening before Jagatan woke , but he needed to discuss certain matters with him before he left for Kinsai . |
| 10 | No , wait a minute , I 've a better idea ; she might be able to get Paul to bring them if she can catch him before he leaves for the airport . ’ |
| 11 | In the early hours of February 16 last year Abram broke into her home through the bathroom window and when she disturbed him as he searched for money for drink and to have his hair cut he killed her , Mr Burke said . |
| 12 | She watched him as he reached for his brandy glass and drained it , her eyes fixed on his dark profile , drinking him in . |
| 13 | They spent those few days in Blackpool and she last saw him as he left for duty from Chester station . |
| 14 | They spent those few days in Blackpool and she last saw him as he left for duty from Chester railway station . |
| 15 | The idea of this power , this energy , came to him as he waited for the traffic lights to change so that he could cross . |
| 16 | Their scent came up to him as he made for the stage door , thrusting his note carefully among the rain-wet blooms . |
| 17 | Keeping himself hidden , Philip watched him as he looked for another stone . |
| 18 | Going in at No. 10 , he raced to 55 off the bowling of Hall , Watson , Worrell ( whom he hit for six ) and Ramadhin , before Valentine bowled him as he went for another big hit . |
| 19 | Wearing a chic black costume and white fur wrap , she is seen waving to him as he departs for the colony before walking away to a smart car beside which stands a chauffeur . |
| 20 | ‘ I had thought she would come back with him as he leaves for Paris on Sunday . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Cheshire ! ’ exclaimed Rose , moving to intercept him as he turned for the door . |
| 22 | The crew of the boat on which he was travelling attacked and were about to kill him when he asked for a last favour — to play a tune . |
| 23 | I was ashamed that I 'd written a reference for him when he applied for that job . |
| 24 | The company said standard vetting procedures were followed , which did not reveal any adverse information about him when he applied for the post . |
| 25 | There can be little doubt that , had Jack Alderson been with a more glamorous or more successful club , he would have gained many more International caps than the single honour awarded to him when he played for England against France in Paris on 10 May 1923 . |
| 26 | ‘ I 've — er — seen quite a bit of him since I met him when he called for you that time , ’ Leith managed , the ever-present ‘ if you value your job ’ threat there in her head again . |