Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [noun sg] for him [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since I have been in the Chair , the Chief Secretary has been interrupted so often that there has not been much opportunity for him to do that . |
| 2 | The gap was far too narrow and he was travelling much too fast , and there can only be one reason for him making such a damnfool , cavalier manoeuvre — he was n't concentrating . |
| 3 | There 's another reason for him to seem dated . |
| 4 | Shares were also affected by the growing understanding that the Chancellor 's decision to defer the bulk of his tax increases until next year means there is less scope for him to reduce interest rates . |
| 5 | We do not want every child to become an artist — heaven forbid , but we do want every child to grow and be enriched by his imaginative experiences , and the study and observation and attempts at expressing these , in colour and form , is one way for him to do this . |
| 6 | If he considers an authority 's budget excessive — or , indeed , considers it an excessive increase on the previous year 's budget — that is sufficient reason for him to cap that authority . |
| 7 | He either did n't believe her , or was so unused to accepting answers unquestioningly that it was second nature for him to delve into the nitty-gritty . |
| 8 | There was good reason for him to remain at the helm now , too : the wind was freshening and veering , so that it was coming close to dead astern . |
| 9 | Parliament refused , however , to endorse Mazowiecki 's acceptance of the resignation of Communications Minister Marek Kucharski , claiming that there was insufficient reason for him to resign . |
| 10 | He remembers asking Control why he was not also given a Thomas Leavy passport , and being told that , as there was enough time for him to go through normal channels to get one , a legitimate passport was always a safer bet . |