Example sentences of "he [vb mod] [vb infin] [adv prt] for the " in BNC.

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1 An imaginative pragmatist judge might be tempted , for example , to divorce the question of what rule he should lay down for the future from the question of how he should decide the case before him .
2 A composer is haunted by certain themes , subjects or moods , and he must look around for the stories or dramatic vehicles he needs to bring these themes to life as musical theatre .
3 But I doubt he 'll hold out for the money .
4 Before he could head off for the dustbin , Elinor gripped his wrist firmly .
5 Looking more like a bewildered Old English sheepdog than a thwarted child-molester , he throws himself around the place , lying on his back and waggling his feet in the air , as if by an excess of physical effort he could make up for the thinness of the script .
6 ‘ She did n't say that , ’ he replied , the ebullience with which he 'd set out for the Greens ' household nowhere to be seen .
7 He would come down for the weekend before and see to the final arrangements , of various things .
8 Some Swiss wonder whether a family responsibility will perhaps work the other way , and he will stay on for the 1992 Olympics .
9 Some Swiss wonder whether a family responsibility will perhaps work the other way , and he will stay on for the 1992 Olympics .
10 If he does , it is likely he will turn out for the Aberdeen side , Touche Ross .
11 6 weeks on , he can last out for the whole lesson .
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