Example sentences of "he [vb past] [coord] [verb] for the " in BNC.

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1 When he realized that Adam was not one of his colleagues , he stopped and reached for the revolver in his belted holster .
2 BELOW : Guard , , society membership secretary is pictured with the carriages he designed and built for the railway .
3 he came and asked for the duster and the polish
4 Baring his teeth in a soundless snarl of frustration and fury , he turned and ran for the opposite end of the alley , away from the oncoming car .
5 Then , apparently deciding that this was a special day , he turned and made for the thicket .
6 He turned and made for the stern of the boat , and disappeared below .
7 He turned and headed for the door where he paused for a moment .
8 ‘ Poor sod , ’ he said to himself as he turned and headed for the others .
9 A pulse of pressure from behind threw them against the factor , he turned and jumped for the door , beat on it , it opened abruptly , and he fell inside .
10 But his eyes went back to the Workshops and he frowned and sought for the right thing to say .
11 Now ! he thought and dived for the tree .
12 Suddenly he swayed and reached for the support of his car door .
13 He smiled and headed for the bedroom .
14 ‘ For Bretonnia and King Louis ! ’ he cried and waited for the response .
15 He wrote and printed for the Scottish History Society his meticulous Itinerary of Prince Charles Edward Stuart ( 1897 ) and the substantial volume , Origins of the Forty-Five ( 1916 ) .
16 He shrugged and made for the door .
17 He stood and made for the other room .
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