Example sentences of "he [verb] for the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was at his most sincere when he argued for the South and defended it ferociously against the feebleness of Yankee and British snobberies and prejudice . |
| 2 | The offer coincided with a move to separate the Cheltenham Schools of Architecture and Art , with which he disagreed , so he applied for the post and succeeded despite his now apparent and debilitating illness . |
| 3 | Quietly he asked for the Standard and handed across his money between the jutting arms ; he did n't want any trouble . |
| 4 | Outside , he headed for the bridge and there , halfway across , he came at last to a halt , with traffic rushing past , the river gleaming below and the city reaching away in an infinite complex parade of shining white and pearly grey with light snapping from windows and cars . |
| 5 | ‘ So you have to keep at him because like all kids he lives for the telly and various electronic gadgets and he 'd be quite happy eating crisps and playing for the rest of his life . |
| 6 | Finishing burst : Scotland 's Tom McKean leads the pack as he heads for the line and victory in the 800 metres at the World Indoor Track and Field Championships in Toronto |
| 7 | He played for the county and things like that ? |
| 8 | Gascoigne went up to each player in the dressing-room before the kick-off , roughly shook him , and demanded he die for the club and the cause . |
| 9 | He apologises for the mess and sets to work clearing books and bottles and brochures off the one cracked settee for us to sit on . |
| 10 | He reaches for the spoon and begins shovelling cabbage . |
| 11 | He reaches for the tray but it 's beyond his fingers . |
| 12 | " Presumably he telephoned for the mechanic before he left . " |
| 13 | The yield to the purchaser then depends on the difference between the price he paid for the bill and its redemption value . |
| 14 | He worked for the council and was responsible for the sewage outfall until we had the new drainage scheme . ’ |
| 15 | He worked for the team and scored far more than he missed . |
| 16 | A few weeks later he scored the first of three hat-tricks he hit for the Palace when we toppled his former club , Watford , by 4–1 at Vicarage Road . |
| 17 | He reached for the door but failed to find it . |
| 18 | He reached for the CV while Catherine Crane busied herself systematically with her papers . |
| 19 | He reached for the soap and began to wash . |
| 20 | He reached for the telephone and when he was connected spoke down it briskly in German . |
| 21 | He reached for the case and took it in both hands . |
| 22 | He reached for the bottle but Oliver got there first and pretended to be reading the label . |
| 23 | Then he reached for the brandy and tipped a measure into his own cup before offering to do the same with Shiona 's . |
| 24 | He reached for the phone and pressed the ‘ call ’ button . |
| 25 | Back in his office he reached for the phone and dialled his home number . |
| 26 | He reached for the phone and rang the London office . |
| 27 | He reached for the paperweight and weighed it in his hand again . |
| 28 | He reached for the packet that was nearest to the front of the bag . |
| 29 | He reached for the bat and sent it skimming along the boards . |
| 30 | Annette spent the intervening time with her son who had been made as comfortable as possible and she told him that she would stay with him until he went for the operation and would then go home but would return first thing in the morning . |