Example sentences of "he left for [art] " in BNC.

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1 When Mellor found out he was surplus to requirements in London , he left for a Mediterranean sea trip with his hosts aboard the count 's 30ft cruiser , Fidelity .
2 On I May he left for a Mediterranean cruise in the vain hope that this might cause an improvement .
3 At the beginning of August he left for a two and a half months ' rest at sequestered Welsh and English houses .
4 He left for a few years to manage a national school , independent of the British system , but returned to read law .
5 He left for a light supper with Butch and Caduta at the Cicero .
6 Mr Browning , before he left for the south , complimented her on her handling of his friend .
7 If he had been able to speak to Jo each morning before he left for the Embassy , he probably would n't have been such a pain in the outer office .
8 He said he left for the thrill of a start-up rather than the tedium of maintenance , indicating Silicon Graphics , MIPS new master , did not consider making the MIPS chip a universal standard as much of a priority as Sun does the Sparc .
9 Terry had to go back on Sunday night and before he left for the station hugged his mother and looked fearfully into her drawn face .
10 He left for the Somme at the end of December and was soon transferred to the 2nd Manchesters .
11 Larkin 's humiliating defeat did not prevent his becoming president of the Irish Trades Union Congress , and he had their blessing when he left for the United States in October 1914 , hoping to retrieve his union 's fortunes .
12 Then he left for the warmth of his blankets .
13 A former colleague explained why he left for the police .
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