Example sentences of "for he have [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then out to his bed in a loft over the cowshed , leaving the family to draw in together in a cosy , alien-excluding unit around the flaming and hissing timber , to lie and smoke by the light of a candle and think o better days in the orphanage and wonder in unembittered fashion — for he had been happy there — about the mother who had abandoned him and the even shadowier lover who must have abandoned her . |
| 2 | George Barker had taken his place in 1940 but had escaped to the United States before Pearl Harbor , for he had been followed everywhere by the ‘ thought police ’ , the sinister kempeitai , who suspected him of being a communist spy . |
| 3 | He was in better spirits and colour now , for he had been out walking several times with Luch since she had gently persuaded him to dress and go to the wedding . |
| 4 | For the closing phrases , by which time she 'd completely lost it and was just plain screaming , we all fell silent , because it was awesome ; and then when she had finished the victim of her fury slowly exited right on cue in complete silence , complete silence except for Madame 's heavy breathing and the sound of Gary playing recitative on the piano , for he had been playing along under her rage all the time , as if to support it , as if this really was music to our ears . |
| 5 | He left behind him a town in uproar and the foundations of his fame , for he had been recognised while in Whitehaven and his identity had been confirmed by the Irish deserter . |
| 6 | He gave a start for he had been so relaxed that he had nearly fallen asleep . |
| 7 | For Courtney this was a return to Africa , for he had been a big-game hunter and had once canoed down the Nile from Lake Victoria . |
| 8 | His musical talents had not been confined to the School , for he had been first a choirboy at St. Matthew 's in Edgeley , and then organist for the Sunday afternoon services at Barnes ' Convalescent Home in Cheadle , followed by eight years as organist at St. John 's , Heaton Mersey , then 20 years at St. Peter 's , Stockport , and finally 34 years at the Parish Church , St. Mary 's , from which he finally retired in 1944 . |
| 9 | He was glad of the moon , for he had been walking away from the road and the quarry for a long time and had reached the rising , stony ground at the foot of the foin . |
| 10 | Yet the watch caught a glimpse of the movement , for he had been warned . |
| 11 | No doubt James would visit Eric soon , for he had been told where he was . |
| 12 | It was headed with the address , but not the name , of Faber 's , for he had been anxious , especially when he lodged with Father Cheetham , that his private address should not be known . |
| 13 | He told it well , with a wealth of detail , for he had been there , and was proud ; and at every word of praise for his Northumbrian lords he rubbed salt into sore and festering wounds . |
| 14 | Glaisdale almost certainly needed that outing for he had been off the course for more than three months . |
| 15 | Two approaches to forecasting the demand for HE have been commonly used — component forecasts , and aggregate forecasts based on national age participation rates . |
| 16 | The effects of unemployment and of the economic situation on the demand for HE have been the subject of little study . |
| 17 | Perhaps it is an honour he has found hard to bear , for he has been acting very strangely even by his own standards . |
| 18 | Apparently not , for he has been thinking hard for months and his decision is now solid . |
| 19 | One of the major factors influencing forecasts of the demand for HE has been the social class of the entrant . |
| 20 | Romany King who was second has a great chance for he has been trained for the race by Toby Balding and will have the assistance of Adrian Maguire the big race specialist . |
| 21 | ‘ True enough he 's seen her but once , ’ Hotspur said gently , ‘ and by the same token he must have liked well what he saw , for he 's been in correspondence with her ever since he was crowned . |
| 22 | And you need n't have any feeling of compunction about him , for he 's been at it for years on the side , and you know it . |