Example sentences of "[that] he [verb] [noun] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His defects were that he lacked subtlety , was vehemently anti-communist to the point where any unrest or dissent might be regarded as a sign of communist activity , and that he lacked preparation for the tasks he faced . |
| 2 | The client was a director of the company and it was a condition that he signed guarantees for the funding of the business to continue . |
| 3 | So besieged was he after his first round that he sought refuge for a while on the practice putting green . |
| 4 | Brutus had said that he killed Caesar for the general good but Antony is now saying that he did n't know why they killed him , otherwise he saying that it was n't for the general good . |
| 5 | In the end it seemed to be more or less common ground that the judge did not formally state his reasons when he made his order , although in the course of argument he had indicated that he had sympathy for the debtor 's argument based on section 69 of the Solicitors Act 1974 . |
| 6 | Charles persuaded a rather grudging Miles that he had time for a quick bath before they left . |
| 7 | At first Skip conveys to us that he was competitive and that he had hopes for the boat . |
| 8 | But to conclude from this that the quality of his faith lay in the fact that he trusted God for no reason whatever is quite illegitimate . |
| 9 | Another excuse was that he needed liquidity for a property deal or something of the sort , so a complete sell out would be necessary within the next month or so , albeit with the least possible losses . |
| 10 | The customer has told you that he wants £3000 for the car — the actual value at 57,000 miles is half that . |
| 11 | They argue that his experience in Northern Ireland has demonstrated that he has qualifications for the job , combining authority with even-handedness . |