Example sentences of "[Wh adv] he [verb] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | DeVore who had arranged the deal whereby he worked for the Levers and yet had his own private laboratories . |
| 2 | He saw the calculation at the back of Weis 's eyes that greeted his comment — saw how he looked for a trap in every word of his — and smiled inwardly . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ I remember him , of course , from when he played for the Giants . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | This was nothing new , as movie stars had supported John F. Kennedy when he ran for the White House . |
| 8 | Since the England manager acted as one of Ward 's referees when he applied for the York job , it was no surprise when Taylor turned to one of his trusted lieutenants to take charge of England 's Under-21 squad for the end-of-season international tournament in Toulon . |
| 9 | STEVE LLOYD , Moseley 's giant Uruguayan-born second row forward , is to be watched by Wales rugby union scout Terry Cobner when he plays for the Barbarians against Leicester on Boxing Day . |
| 10 | Well he he 'd got a , and if I 'd got to do it you know , another day , his er perhaps start and er i , well you know when he came for a meal and saw all that ? |
| 11 | Sometimes , when he went for a walk , she followed him ; if he stopped to look at something she stopped too and when he walked fast , she walked fast to keep up with him . |
| 12 | But 10 years ago , Gerald Kingsland hit the headlines when he advertised for a woman to live with him on a desert island . |
| 13 | The court was told that Lord Apsley was arrested last November when he arrived for a function at Gloucester Barracks in South Cerney . |
| 14 | There came a day when he arrived for a lecture in army uniform and carrying a rifle . |
| 15 | He made these astonishing remarks when he called for a meeting with the Toronto Globe and Mail , much to the surprise of everyone . |
| 16 | He turned and headed for the door where he paused for a moment . |
| 17 | He was rushed to the intensive care unit at Alder Hey Hospital in Liverpool where he remained for a week before being transferred to a rehabilitation ward . |
| 18 | He then became professor in Basle , where he remained for the rest of his long life . |
| 19 | Our two children , Virginia and Peter were born during the war and after Franklin was demobbed in 1946 we moved to Peterborough where he works for an engineering company . |
| 20 | A former colleague explained why he left for the police . |
| 21 | Angry Labour MPs to Tory backbencher Michael Carttiss , a former Euro rebel explaining why he voted for the Government WE will remain Germans . |
| 22 | No one could understand why he volunteered for the Commandos . |