Example sentences of "[conj] he [modal v] [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Right now I was too busy working on where he could take her for a honeymoon . |
| 2 | Curtis , fully aware that this was the last night of the Prophet 's current crusade , had anticipated that he might choose it for a last hunting expedition , before retreating to his lair upstate . |
| 3 | If the inventor of a novel mousetrap then decided that he would offer it for sale only when installed in a purpose-built house for which extra would be charged , most patents courts would probably be prepared to grant compulsory licences to those willing to sell the mousetrap without the house . |
| 4 | Generally he seems to have dealt with those who came to him with requests by saying that he would do something for them , and then repeating this promise whenever he had to , postponing action for as long as possible . |
| 5 | When he left Odd-Knut told us he was Lappish , and that when asked if the trail to our campsite was piled high with snow he had said yes it was , but that he would break it for us if we were willing to pay . |
| 6 | It was untenable that he should blame her for something that was not her fault . |
| 7 | It was also understandable that he should hate her for what he thought she was doing , or , rather , helping Garry do . |
| 8 | By then it was too late to try and change her policy , for the overseer seemed to have taken a real dislike to her , watching for any slip she made , so that he could punish her for being high and mighty as he called it . |
| 9 | Hope had written an evasive reply which he would frank and give to George Wood to post for him but he doubted that he could deter him for much longer . |
| 10 | The prime minister , Harold Macmillan , took refuge behind the usual claim that he could say nothing for fear of damaging national security . |
| 11 | I imagine he is impressed and that he will invite us for a coffee after , but when I look again he is gone . |
| 12 | It is the firm belief that he can do something for them through Jesus . |
| 13 | And with divers on long bottom times , the supervisor needs them to return quickly to the basket , so that he can recover them for in-water decompression . |
| 14 | ‘ The one at Lord 's could be totally different and he might get nought for 100 . ’ |
| 15 | A young wife may assume that her husband will come shopping with her and he may take it for granted that she will stay at home while he goes to the local football match , or plays golf with the boys . |
| 16 | But it was not vulgarity , just rudery — and he would do it for some very distinguished people we had on the set sometimes . ’ |
| 17 | He loves her and he would do anything for his kids . |
| 18 | Give Ray half a chance and he 'd blame himself for the invention of gunpowder . ’ |
| 19 | He 's twenty-two , and he 'd do anything for me , get me anything I want . |
| 20 | And er he 'd maybe say yes and he 'd get it for fifteen you know . |
| 21 | He refused professional tuition because he felt there must be a better way to play golf and he must find it for himself . |
| 22 | ‘ He will like you and he will need you for you speak English and he speaks no Italian and not even his brother will be able to speak to him at first . ’ |
| 23 | All he needed was the money and support and he could produce it for Argentina using local materials . |
| 24 | ‘ Why , if he would ask me for pity , I believe he might gain it . ’ |
| 25 | This was n't exactly comfortable , but he could stand it for a while longer . |
| 26 | ‘ I do n't know if Bobby will break into the Great Britain team for the World Cup final against Australia in October , but he should make it for the next series and then hang on to the job . |
| 27 | ‘ That would be the stupidest thing you ever did because he 'll fight you for your child and he 'll win . ’ |
| 28 | So he had the Sierra and he said I do n't know whether he 'll want it for , it could be sort of three or four weeks if they 're gon na repair his car or if we can get one within the company like at another depot obviously they 'll get that for him rather than hire one off you . |
| 29 | He was wanting to know whether he could expect you for lunch . ’ |