Example sentences of "he for a " in BNC.
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| 31 | Charsky gazes at him for a long time , sadly . |
| 32 | There the warden arrested him , imprisoned him in his gaol at Allexton , and afterwards released him for a fine of half a mark . |
| 33 | Ferryman had kipped down with him for a while , till one night , turning over in his sleep , Jackie had given him such a clout with the iron boot it nearly took his hip off . |
| 34 | Bonanza Boy , one of my old favourites , has been a remarkable horse over the years and I am a touch sad in having to desert him for a horse I consider to have a better chance . |
| 35 | But Mr Major said that if he tried to be a Tory tough the public would know him for a phoney . |
| 36 | The old man was begging him for a dime to buy a cup of coffee . |
| 37 | A journalist interviewed him for a book about his family , and when The Nielsons appeared , it made no mention at all of his professional life . |
| 38 | Later , Baxter 's father and step-mother also came to live with him for a time . |
| 39 | Later , Baxter 's father and step-mother also came to live with him for a time . |
| 40 | He did so partly in order that those who looked to him for a lead would have no doubts about where he stood . |
| 41 | The President regarded him for a moment and Trent thought that the old man might rally . |
| 42 | While studying Tzintzuntzan , the anthropologist George Foster found that the female villagers would ask his wife to approach him for a favour ( Foster 1967 ) . |
| 43 | Guillaume was also disturbed by Modi 's unpredictable and unbusinesslike behaviour : ‘ the mere idea of asking him for a signature , which would have legalized a relationship , seemed ridiculous to me ’ . |
| 44 | He was reminded of the statements of the stableman who had joined him for a drink at the Bull , situated at the end of Cross Street , and of the café owner where he had stopped for a fried breakfast . |
| 45 | She was too honest to deceive him and too prudent to exchange him for a lover whose interest would probably not last very long . |
| 46 | Jack , by then very famous , called him for a chat and asked if he needed anything . |
| 47 | She had never seen him with his hair cut short , and the absence of the red-blond locks made him for a moment unrecognisable . |
| 48 | Roland took him for a caricature and bristled vestigially with class irritation . |
| 49 | Bridhe stood still , afraid to move , half-certain that the girl was about to harm the baby ; but when she saw Luch lay the little boy back in his cradle and tuck the coverlet round him , rock him for a moment , and then turn lovingly to pick up her own child again , the old lady felt tears come to her eyes . |
| 50 | And Hector sneered at him for a coward ! |
| 51 | He laid them out like they were a pack of cards spread out around him for a game of patience . |
| 52 | For a moment , I took him for a vagrant , but then I saw he was just some local fellow enjoying the fresh air and summer sunshine , and saw no reason not to comply . |
| 53 | When you show disapproval to a dog , reinforce this by ignoring him for a time . |
| 54 | In his brown canvas boots , faded blue trousers , checked shirt and frayed cap , one might have mistaken him for a man of no consequence instead of a senior member of local government . |
| 55 | She did n't take her eyes off him for a moment . |
| 56 | I think you might do better to live with him for a while , before you actually tie the nuptial knot with someone who may be borrowing your knickers for the next 60 years . |
| 57 | A Glasgow friend , Tony Sykes , a great fisherman , at least he kept telling everyone he was , persuaded me against my better judgment to join him for a day 's salmon fishing on the River Ayr at Mauchline . |
| 58 | I said I would , but I would n't see him for a couple of days because I had to take a train . |
| 59 | The children skipped along with him for a few yards and he saw how beguiling their faces were , the large dark eyes , the straggle of thick black hair , the earnest looks of desperate innocence . |
| 60 | It was exactly eleven o'clock when the nurse came to her and said , ‘ You may go and see him for a minute . ’ |