Example sentences of "[vb past] [subord] he [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | William sighed as he reached for the matches to relight his pipe . |
| 2 | " But there was a time long ago when the cassowary could fly as well as the bower-bird. " the old man rumbled as he reached for a sweetcorn in the cinders . |
| 3 | They all asked whether he played for the Beatles or the Stones , and were much amused to hear he had formed his own pop group with some of his fellow junior students . |
| 4 | ‘ I know you speak Russian , ’ Myeloski said as he waited for the Englishman , ‘ but it would be better if we spoke only English . |
| 5 | ‘ That 's where you 're wrong , ’ I said as he reached for a pen . |