Sentence examples for promised him for from inspiring English sources

But as Billie's career waxes, Dice's wanes; and unbeknownst to Billie, Timothy Walker wants $100,000 that Dice promised him for surrendering her contract as a backup singer.

Alex Gibney, whose "Taxi to the Dark Side" won the 2008 Oscar for documentary feature, said that he was pleased with the creative freedom that ESPN had promised him for his film about Steve Bartman, who interfered with a foul ball during Game 6 of the 2003 Marlins-Cubs National League Championship Series.

After I promised him for the ninth time that I wasn't going to drive, his mood suddenly shifted.

Fellow Republicans and Mr. Bush promised him concessions for the textile industry.

Although Mr. McCain, the driving force behind the campaign overhaul in the Senate, had campaigned for 17 of the Republican freshmen and reminded them of that in letters, a number of them said they had never promised him support for his legislation.

Yet despite his eagerness for debate, Thrasymachus, a professional sophist, withholds his definition of justice until Socrates' other interlocutors have promised him payment for it.

He wouldn't like it if a dodgy promoter promised him $2,000 for a win, but then said, "Yeah, not paying you.

He also said that Blagojevich never directly asked him for anything or promised him anything in exchange for campaign contributions.

He basically claimed pre-trial (but not at trial) that the late federal prosecutor, Jeremiah O'Sullivan, promised him prospective immunity for his crimes "up to and including murder" in exchange for information.

Desperate for work, he said he found an acquaintance in Columbus who promised him easy money for distributing heroin.

The man, Badri Bagiashvili, said a Russian border guard had promised him $2,000 for the job, the Interior Ministry said.