Example sentences of "was [verb] for him " in BNC.
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| 1 | His lengthened features were expressionless , but just for a moment Rostov imagined that the bow was intended for him , and not for the Altun . |
| 2 | ‘ You do n't think the poison was intended for him , do you , Mr Didier ? ’ asked Alice , with horror-stricken face . |
| 3 | ‘ Does he have any reason to believe the poison was intended for him ? ’ |
| 4 | What I did was to wait for him to unbolt the door , which opens outwards . |
| 5 | As they neared the ruins of Arghuri , the Kurd indicated that Miss Logan was to wait for him while he investigated the village . |
| 6 | In 1681 King Charles II visited Winchester to inspect progress on a palace which Wren was building for him there as a base for hawking and hunting in the Hampshire hills and forests . |
| 7 | Well they , I had to go to Road police station , London , it was quite good , the detective took , took me around that little area and er then when I got ready to collect to take him to Liverpool Street Station , I saw him for the first time , man about sixty one and he 'd got two suitcases , one lighter than the other , and while I was signing for him and his property I said to him , you take that light one and I 'll take the bigger one with the view to getting on the bus to get to Liverpool Street st but the inspector there was very good , he said I 'm not going to oh and I said to you take the light case I 'll take the high one , he said I ca n't carry anything , I got a rupture . |
| 8 | Perry 's letter was read by Roger Taylor , three-times British Wimbledon semi-finalist , who was deputising for him . |
| 9 | Little was done for him in the three years up to his seventeenth birthday when , like so many others , he found companionship and , ironically , the security he craved for by joining the army . |
| 10 | Much of McQueen 's acting was done for him by the make-up of Charles Schram , who effectively ages him over his years of solitary confinement . |
| 11 | With Minton 's help he obtained work at the Royal College as an artist 's model until he decided to return home where his future was secured for him through marriage and the management of a pub . |
| 12 | He recognized the man only because he was looking for him . |
| 13 | The cous cousins Margaret and Joan have been found and I told you we found Tony while we were still on with Malcolm who was looking for him . |
| 14 | The man was looking for him . |
| 15 | He was told by his brother that the person was looking for him . |
| 16 | She records that , when his Regt embarked for the Crimean campaign and fears were expressed for his safety , she took the hopeful view that ‘ so much prayer was made for him , we ought to believe that a special providence would be extended over him . |
| 17 | Kulygin 's part was made for him . |
| 18 | An appointment was made for him to see an orthopaedic consultant who had a monthly clinic in Bala . |
| 19 | Holly found a place at the end of a table , extra room was made for him . |
| 20 | The Emperor 's armour was made for him by Dwarf smiths and incorporates some of the actual armour worn by Magnus the Pious at the battle of Kislev . |
| 21 | Great-Uncle Isaac at Dummah Hill , where Father was living and working , was kin to the brothers so an arrangement was made for him to take over the land . |
| 22 | On moving to Switzerland , he had forfeited his German citizenship and was therefore ineligible for active service , but an exception was made for him , and as a German patriot he was allowed to volunteer in the capacity of medical orderly . |
| 23 | Even as he sensed his incapacity to make such a choice , it was made for him . |
| 24 | But the decision was made for him . |
| 25 | Donal was married on August 29 and shortly afterwards an appointment was made for him at the Royal Marsden Hospital in London . |
| 26 | When the Iraqis invaded Kuwait , the decision to drive them out was made for him . |
| 27 | The situation was saved for him by Mrs Carver 's crying , ‘ Well , there it is ! |
| 28 | Her most recent urine was saved for him to inspect . |
| 29 | As ever , he was aware that the occupant was listening for him , was perhaps aware even now of his presence there . |
| 30 | Her mouth was searching for him , and giving to him . |