Example sentences of "he [vb past] [to-vb] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He tried to relax for the first time . |
| 2 | William Joyce did the same , without such assistance , and entered his name for Battersea Polytechnic , where he proposed to study for the intermediate examination of the London University BSc degree . |
| 3 | He happened to work for the same paper which stitched Botham up some eight years ago . |
| 4 | In 1828 he began to write for the fledgling Record newspaper and subsequently became its chief proprietor and the dominant influence on editorial policy for half a century . |
| 5 | As the sopranos of the WI soared off into the upper atmosphere he began to feel for the first time that this Christmas had meaning . |
| 6 | I could see his jeans , shirts , jerseys , everything he needed to wear for the next two days , neatly folded in a drawer in Edinburgh . |
| 7 | The solicitor confirmed in his affidavit that he had photocopied the documents which he sent to counsel for the sole purpose of obtaining legal advice from him . |
| 8 | ‘ He chose to look for the spiritual through the physical , like Rimbaud and Kerouac . |
| 9 | Graham brought proceedings to a standstill , arguing that he was within his rights to declare even though the rules stated he had to bat for the full 10 overs . |
| 10 | Weather conditions precluded this , so he had to wait for the next scheduled plane from Wick to Kirkwall . |
| 11 | In the run-up to recognition , the commander of the Second Military District , General Milutin Kukanjao , hinted strongly that he wished to opt for the second option . |