Example sentences of "he [modal v] [verb] [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He quit after a fairly short time — I think he may have done it for only two terms . |
| 2 | Why he should have dangled it for three months before an undistinguished ex-Chancellor of another party who did not even possess a seat in Parliament defies explanation . |
| 3 | " He must have made it for us ! " |
| 4 | He must need to know it for other reasons . |
| 5 | He might have had it for some long time , I do n't know , but I came across it in a drawer in the small bedroom when I was putting his clean linen away . |
| 6 | Fry felt that he might have left it for good after his latest week of unemployment . |
| 7 | MR GEOFF WELCH PHONED ( 4.00PM ) HE IS COMING UP TO EDINBURGH NEXT WEEK AND WAS WONDERING IF HE COULD ARRANGE TO SEE YOU FOR HOUR . |
| 8 | He 'd have done it for anyone . |
| 9 | Once upon a time , thought Lydia , when I was in love with him , he would 've socked me for that . |
| 10 | It 's very tragic but he would have done it for anybody . |
| 11 | He would have given anything for her unadulterated attention and approval . |
| 12 | Dave breathed a sigh of relief but realised that he would have to prepare himself for another day . |
| 13 | He was shown the location of the bathroom and toilets and the nurse discussed with him the extra hygiene measures which he would require to prepare him for surgery . |
| 14 | I hope that he learns them well , because he will need to deploy them for a long time . |