Example sentences of "he [to-vb] [noun] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has consistently refused calls to military service because his religious beliefs forbid him to bear arms for a secular power or swear on oath of military allegiance . |
| 2 | One artist testified at the Copyright Office 's January hearing in San Francisco that a $55 royalty on the sale of a sculpture enabled him to buy materials for a new work . |
| 3 | Magistrates ordered him to pay £32 for a defective tyre , £200 and six penalty points for no insurance , £16 for the test certificate , and £58.33 for no excise licence . |
| 4 | And last night Tory MPs were openly warning that , unless he managed a spectacular recovery , and got a grip , Mr Major would be forced like Lady Thatcher before him to make way for a new leader . |
| 5 | And last night Tory MPs were openly warning that , unless he managed a spectacular recovery , and got a grip , Mr Major would be forced like Lady Thatcher before him to make way for a new leader . |