Example sentences of "[verb] he be [verb] for the " in BNC.

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1 AN election candidate was last night accused of abusing democracy after some of the people who signed his nomination papers said they were not told he was standing for the far-Right British National Party .
2 Nourse LJ thought it worth mentioning Lord Blackburn 's comment , based on Blackstone , that ‘ the sheriff also was bound to raise the hue and cry , and call out the posse comitatus of the county whenever it was necessary for any police purposes ; in so doing he was acting for the Crown ’ .
3 Although he did n't say so , Lyn knew he was looking for the marks of Peach 's claws .
4 For one terrible second she thought he was reaching for the knife .
5 I thought he was going for the interview for the job
6 I do n't think he 's equipped for the modern age , quite frankly .
7 I do n't think he was fitted for the job as it seemed to bring out the worst in him and his language used to become very picturesque .
8 Deport Peter Schmichael for having an out of date work permit , let Scumtona and Hughes run off to the Cayman Islands for a peaceful life together , Ryans potty training to let him down at home games as well as away , Lee Sharpe to OD on E and think he 's playing for the best team in the country .
9 Sutton pleaded his innocence and said : ‘ I think he was looking for the dive .
10 If Di Haine 's Smooth Escort makes the cut for the Grand National at Aintree tomorrow he could be worth a sporting each-way bet as his trainer has always maintained he was made for the marathon .
11 Yesterday , two of them told The Northern Dr Clarke had not mentioned he was standing for the BNP , and that they would not have signed had he said so .
12 The famous cantata Quando ridi , in which a lover claims he is dying for the sake of a beautiful mouth ?
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