Example sentences of "for him [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If the Christian Democrats suffer a dramatic collapse , it would be the beginning of the end for him as chancellor . ’ |
| 2 | James Macrae was an intelligent boy and as soon as he was old enough , Hugh McGuire got work for him as an errand boy in Ayr . |
| 3 | Or let him acknowledge that while it is rational doubt for him as a liberal humanist to criticize the Buddhist , the Marxist or the Christian , it might equally be a rational doubt for the Marxist to criticize him as a humanist . |
| 4 | He knew that Elizabeth and her mother regarded Sarah 's feelings for him as a girlish infatuation ; something to be smiled about , with tolerant affection . |
| 5 | ‘ He saw things before anyone else and that must be one of most frustrating things for him as a manager , because he ca n't do anything about it now . |
| 6 | I have no less respect for him as a person or a player because of his views . |
| 7 | Yet aside from that , my admiration for him as a person is perhaps as great as my fear of him . |
| 8 | Silverstein called Douglas , who had already read the script , and to Silverstein 's tremendous relief , Kirk said that the part was n't big enough for him as a star , and not small enough for a cameo . |
| 9 | In 1469 , King Louis XI of France conferred with King Henry IV of Castile here ; in 1526 the captive King Francis I was exchanged for his two sons , who stood in for him as hostages with his great enemy , the Emperor Charles V ; in 1659 , the Peace of the Pyrenees between France and Spain was negotiated on the island ; and a year later , the contract of marriage was signed which consolidated that epoch-making treaty , between Louis XIV and the Infant a ( it was while helping to decorate the Spanish pavilion for the occasion that the painter Velázquez is said to have caught his death of cold ) . |
| 10 | Old Aaron Kleiber built up a little tailoring business , and for a time Ruth had worked for him as a seamstress , together with Sarah Vogel , another immigrant , and Rosie O'Dell , Connor and Sean 's half-sister . |
| 11 | How can she ever have felt anything for him as a man ? ’ |
| 12 | But the the weaknesses is that er he because he 's a P L C then he 's got to erm kowtow to the system to the er the city and therefore erm that is always going to be seen as a problem for him as am individual . |
| 13 | ‘ I thought you said you had a lot of respect for him as a reporter ? ’ |
| 14 | He was the Principal Scientific Officer Document Examiner , and she had worked for him as a young S.O . |
| 15 | He had liked Susan Moffat who , for two years , had worked for him as his S.O . |
| 16 | The devil and sin exist for him as states of mind in which the true location of the godhead is not recognized , even though such unenlightened awareness still functions as a praise of God . |
| 17 | Postmodern collage and montage would function then for him as allegory in the most effective work of Dada , Russian constructivism , and surrealism . |
| 18 | To cut a long story short , he could n't make the grade so he ended up as a pharmacist in the business his father bought for him as a going concern . |
| 19 | But you 'd got hold of him , and you 'd squeezed him till the pips rattled , and you 'd done for him as a man . |
| 20 | The legislation does therefore not set up any presumption in the employee 's favour ; rather it is for him as claimant to lead evidence which tends to establish that it is more likely than not the employer gained from possession of the patent . |
| 21 | ‘ Britten had written the part for him as the eldest son , Jaffet , which was a treble , ’ said Graham . |
| 22 | The COB Rules differentiate between dealing with a customer as a counterparty and dealing for him as an agent ; this chapter follows that differentiation and also distinguishes between " clients " and " mere " counterparties ( with whom there is no client relationship but who the COB Rules treat as a " customer " , as discussed below ) . |
| 23 | The national Labour defeat , of course , denies Mr Mandelson the government post widely predicted for him as a consequence of his guru status within his party ; the Hartlepool runner-up , radio and PR man Mr Graham Robb , put up the Conservative vote by a thousand but was still 8,782 adrift . |
| 24 | Although conscientious , the new king was a dull , uninspiring figure , rather below middle height , with heavy features , an awkward manner and very little command of English ; German was his preferred language but state papers were translated for him into French . |
| 25 | Determined not to let him keep the advantage , she bundled the unwanted attraction she felt for him into a cupboard and locked the door on it , before retorting sweetly , ‘ Well , as your invitation was so pressing , I thought I might as well take full advantage of it . ’ |
| 26 | He knew more than was quite good for him about Val . |
| 27 | I asked Dick if there were any surprises for him about the aircraft and he mentioned that he was pleasantly surprised that this Allison machine ran so smoothly and that the power band was as wide and it was . |
| 28 | for him about the second half saying , you know that he would n't have said this , would n't have said that . |
| 29 | He had supported them all their lives and what had they ever done for him except wait for him to die ? |
| 30 | If you were close to the patient before his stroke , and were used to showing him affection by touching and kissing him , and if you still feel the same warmth for him despite his illness , you can help his morale greatly by continuing to behave as before , even if he seems not to respond . |