Example sentences of "he [vb past] for [art] [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is notorious in Islamabad because he argued for the cut-off in American aid to Pakistan , implemented last autumn . |
| 2 | He applied for a post in the service of the archduke : but Ferdinand was advised by his mother not to burden himself with such ‘ useless creatures who travel around all over the place , like beggars ’ . |
| 3 | A glint of bright intelligence appeared in Cyril Causeley 's eyes as he stopped for a moment in his upward progress , and looked down at Greg : ‘ Ah , well — in this business you have to see the way the wind is blowing . |
| 4 | He is also trying to find a manufacturer for a porcelain razor he designed for an exhibition in New York . |
| 5 | He played for a while in a group called Meterzone who appeared mainly at student parties . |
| 6 | He drove for a while in silence . |
| 7 | Jessica was besotted with his crooked organ , and Rory discovered two moles inside her fine , rich pubic hair he claimed for the Pope in Rome . |
| 8 | There came a day when he arrived for a lecture in army uniform and carrying a rifle . |
| 9 | He frowned for a moment in shock . |
| 10 | He frowned for a moment in concentration . |
| 11 | He taught for a year in Scarborough and for two years at Beaumaris Grammar School before being appointed in 1906 to an assistant lectureship in the department of Celtic at what became University College , Cardiff . |
| 12 | He worked for a firm in the area of London , and that company began to negotiate with one of our Ministries for the sale of their products to the Soviet Union . |
| 13 | As well as studying electronics and computing for his degree , he worked for a diploma in industrial management . |
| 14 | He called for a reduction in the special car tax , and I am sure that he will be delighted that it has been halved . |
| 15 | He called for a change in the civil law , rather than criminal statute , to make it an offence for a parent to beat a child , as in Sweden . |
| 16 | He called for a reversal in the present flow of funds from southern to northern states , due to the debt crisis . |
| 17 | He called for a Führerstaat in which the president would personify the general will . |
| 18 | There was the fork ahead of him , and he slowed for a gap in the oncoming traffic . |
| 19 | " But there was a time long ago when the cassowary could fly as well as the bower-bird. " the old man rumbled as he reached for a sweetcorn in the cinders . |
| 20 | He went for a swim in his own carp pond and drowned . ’ |
| 21 | If he 's not there , perhaps he went for a walk in the grounds ? ’ |
| 22 | Then he felt for the pain in his neck . |
| 23 | He saw the calculation at the back of Weis 's eyes that greeted his comment — saw how he looked for a trap in every word of his — and smiled inwardly . |
| 24 | Dropping Trent 's neck rope , he scrabbled for the pistol in his belt . |
| 25 | The charges arise from an incident last January during which an off duty police officer was allegedly hit with a hammer while he waited for a taxi in Cheltenham . |
| 26 | The charges arise from an incident last January during which an off duty police officer was allegedly hit with a hammer while he waited for a taxi in Cheltenham . |
| 27 | Having marched from Inverness along the side of Loch Ness he waited for a day in the hope that more pack-horses would turn up , but when none were forthcoming left behind most of his supplies and provisions , though his men were still heavily burdened as they crossed the mountains in search of the enemy ; roads in the Highlands , and local sources of supply , were almost non-existent . |
| 28 | But she had n't been able to hear what he said for the roaring in her ears . |
| 29 | He did no wilful damage but regarded himself as entitled to go where he wished for the purpose in his mind without regard to the rights of ownership and the alleged presence of man traps and spring guns . |
| 30 | This is so with the statement that he hoped for a seat in the stalls for under £10 . |