Example sentences of "[adv] he [verb] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hours later he reached for the bedside table again . |
| 2 | " Presumably he telephoned for the mechanic before he left . " |
| 3 | Then he left for the warmth of his blankets . |
| 4 | Then he felt for the pain in his neck . |
| 5 | Then he reached for the brandy and tipped a measure into his own cup before offering to do the same with Shiona 's . |
| 6 | Then he heads for the store , to cash it in . |
| 7 | Instead he reached for the whisky bottle . |
| 8 | But instead he headed for the bathroom . |
| 9 | Politicians with a burgh interest regularly made contributions to the cost of public works in the communities with which they concerned themselves , as Lord Panmure did in 1761 , when he subscribed for the construction of a new town hall in Montrose . |
| 10 | At the time when he calls for the actor to desist , the constable must already have reasonable grounds to believe that an offence has occurred . |
| 11 | Mr Morris , whose own house suffered relatively little damage , said he realised the potential danger early on Thursday evening when he asked for the river to be kept clear of debris before the level grew too high . |
| 12 | He then became professor in Basle , where he remained for the rest of his long life . |
| 13 | Angry Labour MPs to Tory backbencher Michael Carttiss , a former Euro rebel explaining why he voted for the Government WE will remain Germans . |
| 14 | Until recently he worked for The Nation , Thailand 's other English language newspaper . |
| 15 | Quietly he asked for the Standard and handed across his money between the jutting arms ; he did n't want any trouble . |