Example sentences of "he be [verb] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | a police officer , what 's he been doing for the last |
| 2 | Has he been working for a long time ? |
| 3 | Manciple sounded as if he were apologizing for the other man 's rudeness . |
| 4 | He is looking for an easy rapport , but he does not want it to be too easy . |
| 5 | At least by implication he is calling for a social market economy . |
| 6 | An international exile for over two years he is poised for a late , late charge to try for a spectacular break into the Great Britain and Ireland side heading for Minneaoplis in August . |
| 7 | But Rosenthal will not be rushed into a transfer and I believe he is hoping for a cross-Channel move . |
| 8 | He is scheduled for a reserve outing later this week . |
| 9 | This shows he is headed for a clear collision course with the opposition . |
| 10 | He is prepared for the paradoxical . |
| 11 | As soon as he sets foot on the elaborate stairway which rises three floors from the dark hall , itself leading off a gloomy cobbled courtyard , he has the feeling that he is leaving for a blessed hour or two his insubstantial world . |
| 12 | Whenever they gather in private , he is berated for the economic mess in which their political fortunes are floundering , although in public , as hon. Members know only too well , the fiction is resolutely maintained that Conservative economic policy has been a continuing success . |
| 13 | In this way , should you be unable to attend at the last moment and he has to sit twiddling his thumbs in his consulting room because it is too late to give the appointment to anyone else , he is recompensed for the wasted time . |
| 14 | Throughout this turn , he is waiting for a favourable reaction from the two footballers and , in significant contrast to his argument with Hollar , adopts a much less formal register in order not to alienate them . |
| 15 | He is pressing for an early meeting with Home Office Minister Peter Lloyd , who has been sent a copy of the survey . |
| 16 | Here the use of the definite article with ‘ driver ’ seems quite appropriate , even though he is mentioned for the first time . |
| 17 | He wants to know what the job of a Euro MP is , well he is applying for a Euro seat , I do wish him the best of luck and when he 's been there |
| 18 | He has kicked the booze , lost weight , and he is itching for the Italian League to get under way . |
| 19 | Swales is not at the US Cup , though he is expected for the final match in Detroit against Germany on June 19 . |
| 20 | It was even acceptable to chant or recite a verse or two in public if the young mirza had ‘ beauty and a good voice ’ ; but he should not do so too often or at length for fear — heaven forbid — that he be mistaken for a professional poet or singer . |
| 21 | He 's hoping for a bright future . |
| 22 | He knows that he 's looking for a one-way result . |
| 23 | The Divisional Officer for the N U R , covering Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire , Phil McGarry says he 's looking for a fair deal : |
| 24 | He 's prepared for a hostile opposition . |
| 25 | He 's worked for the National Children 's Bureau . |
| 26 | Damien Devine from Cirencester in Gloucestershire , heads a training programme for firemen in Saudi Arabia , where he 's worked for the last 18 months . |
| 27 | So he 's , he 's , he 's arguing for a violent rural revolution . |
| 28 | I do n't think he 's equipped for the modern age , quite frankly . |
| 29 | He 's never given enough clean clothes and he 's chastised for the slightest thing . |
| 30 | Deport Peter Schmichael for having an out of date work permit , let Scumtona and Hughes run off to the Cayman Islands for a peaceful life together , Ryans potty training to let him down at home games as well as away , Lee Sharpe to OD on E and think he 's playing for the best team in the country . |