Example sentences of "[conj] he [vb past] for [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | He spent the black hours best in the writing of hopelessly happy propositions to her that he kept for comfort in a drawer , as if they were love letters received from her instead of dead ones from himself that he saw no good in posting . |
| 2 | It was Maradona 's first appearance against an Italian outfit since he played for Napoli in a 4–1 defeat by Sampdoria in March 1991 . |
| 3 | For instance , when he stood for re-election in 1965 , his campaign was run by the " Association Nationale Pour le Soutien de l'Action du Général de Gaulle " , not by the UNR . |
| 4 | A docker was never sure what to expect when he reported for work in the morning . |
| 5 | When he reported for duty in Simla , then the headquarters of the meteorological department , he had no knowledge of the subject ; he had to learn it by reading , guided by senior staff . |
| 6 | IT all started with dad-of-three John Gallagher , a 29-year-old Catholic shot through the heart as he ran for cover in Armagh on August 14 , 1969 . |
| 7 | So when a chaplain goes to war as he did for example in the Falklands , he goes with his men erm and he 's erm not armed at all . |
| 8 | As he dressed for dinner in his room , Dorian remembered what he had seen and cold fear ran through him like a knife . |