Example sentences of "[noun] [subord] he [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The charges arise from an incident last January during which an off duty police officer was allegedly hit with a hammer while he waited for a taxi in Cheltenham . |
| 2 | The charges arise from an incident last January during which an off duty police officer was allegedly hit with a hammer while he waited for a taxi in Cheltenham . |
| 3 | Yet he can still play for his former club while he waits for the clearing period to expire . |
| 4 | he served with the Irish Guards before he volunteered for the Commandos , and you can be sure that he will have you playing that tune as often as possible , as long as you do n't play it around this H.Q , I do n't mind . ’ |
| 5 | The man hesitated , his eyes flicking nervously from side to side as he waited for the magic . |
| 6 | One man was shot four times in the legs as he went for a walk . |
| 7 | A glint of bright intelligence appeared in Cyril Causeley 's eyes as he stopped for a moment in his upward progress , and looked down at Greg : ‘ Ah , well — in this business you have to see the way the wind is blowing . |
| 8 | It 's a very personal way of thinking and writing which we have encountered several times already , and which now , twenty-seven years after that letter to his brother , appears most insistently with Raskolnikov as he Paused for a moment to take breath , to collect himself , and to enter as a man ’ and tell the police who it was killed the old money-lender and her sister . |
| 9 | And a young man , certain of his own strength and skill , running with balanced ease round all opposition as he made for the line . |
| 10 | But Horsley put these thoughts to the back of his mind as he headed for the party at Caxton House , determined to enter into the spirit of things . |
| 11 | The other two were — ’ he looked up at the roof as he struggled for the word ‘ — how you say , scared of him ? |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday 's John Harkes is one of five players with European clubs wanted by United States coach Bora Milutinovic as he prepares for the friendly match against Ireland in Dublin on April 29 . |
| 13 | Mr Montignac says he discovered his ‘ method ’ while lunching in fancy European restaurants when he worked for a drugs company . |
| 14 | His tongue hung from his mouth as he made for the south — and dust pothered up from his feet . |
| 15 | Kaas leant forward and dragged Adam to his feet as he yelled for the guards to come in and help him . |
| 16 | He leaned forward , his forearms resting on his knees , his eyes riveted to the portable radio at his feet as he waited for the pitcher 's next delivery . |
| 17 | He was barely 20 years old and already working the nightclub circuit when he wed for the first time . |
| 18 | Ryder Cup star Paul Broadhurst was in confident mood as he prepared for the Mitsubishi Austrian Open , starting in Salzburg today . |
| 19 | He screamed and almost lost his footing as he made for the stairs . |
| 20 | He grinned , baring rabbit teeth stained brown , his eyes crinkling with laughter as he reached for the drink Nils had just poured him . |
| 21 | The superstar took over the lakeside complex at Snagov as he prepares for a sell-out concert in Bucharest tomorrow . |
| 22 | The Chancellor was thus in a much stronger position than under Weimar , and , additionally , he could request an early election if he asked for a vote of confidence and this was rejected by the Bundestag . |
| 23 | Finally , a person who is given permission to enter for a particular purpose will be a trespasser if he enters for a different purpose . |
| 24 | We should be delighted to welcome you ( and then also your husband if he comes for the English 27–30 August bank holiday ) to this rather chaotic , friendly and yet ordinary rather than luxurious flat ( which Meg I think knows ) . |
| 25 | The horse galloped madly round the pen , head turned to the outside as he searched for an opening . |
| 26 | STEPHEN HENDRY continues to walk a tightrope between success and failure as he strives for the form that made him world champion just ten months ago . |
| 27 | All the testing at the Yamaha camp in Spain and in Australia , all the preparation , and all the homework are behind him now , and what he has left is the adrenalin pumping in his veins as he prepares for the biggest day of his sporting life . |
| 28 | So it was a quietly defiant Alistair who , the next morning , came plodding down the stairs , and glanced at the splayed mail on the shelf as he headed for the door . |
| 29 | A POLICEMAN was injured in his patrol car yesterday in an accident as he waited for a nuclear weapons convoy to pass through Glasgow , writes Alan Forbes . |
| 30 | He brushed a speck of dust from his sleeve as he waited for the silence he required . |