Example sentences of "[vb pp] he for [art] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 And he looks a lot better for the change , although I have to tell you that by the time I had grilled him for an hour and tested him out on the snooker table I did notice that he reached for a cigarette .
2 We had n't heard or seen him for a while so my father suggested I go round and check I 'm really horrified .
3 I have n't seen him for a day or two , ’ said the girl , ‘ but he usually comes in about now . ’
4 She had not seen him for an hour or more , he had been here earlier , had he left in a fit of boredom , was he sulking in
5 The incident with the muntjac doe had distracted him for a while but gradually the sense of exultation in his deeds of the previous evening returned and blotted everything else from his mind .
6 The President regarded him for a moment and Trent thought that the old man might rally .
7 Owen had taken him for a Sudani because his face was black .
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