Example sentences of "he [vb -s] [vb pp] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has argued for the introduction of a convertible currency parallel to the existing non-convertible rouble . |
| 2 | So he goes quietly home , sits and watches the telly with her a while ; then , in the commercial break perhaps , he leans forward , taps her on the head with whatever he has selected for the job , waits a couple of hours , then rings us . ’ |
| 3 | But we could n't resist quoting captain Martyn Moxon at length in a piece he has penned for the club . |
| 4 | He has arranged for the agency staff to have lunch with the Managing Director and two experts in pollution control from the parent company who have travelled a considerable distance to attend . |
| 5 | He has called for the removal of all foreign troops and bases in Europe . |
| 6 | Last I have a very pleasant task to perform , namely to ask Angela to kindly present to His Lordship a token of our loving esteem for all he has done for the Guild over the years and hopefully when he wears the vestment he will say a prayer for us all — AD MULTOS ANNOS . |
| 7 | Finally I for one would nt be too bothered if Howard left.What he has done for the club will always be remembered , but no one man is bigger than the club ( apart from maybe Don ) , and I have it from a very good source that if Howard leaves the club , Leeds will soon run into 15 million quid.Is he worth that much ? |
| 8 | He has opted for the island county this time qualifying under the residential rule which also applies to captain Mark Harris , who has switched clubs from Menai Bridge to Bangor but stays on for his fourth campaign in charge . |
| 9 | I can say to my honourable friend , the member for Rydale who takes such a close interest and is so well informed er on these matters , er I 'm very grateful to him for the welcome he 's given for the orders here , he 's absolutely right to say that we have gone beyond er what restrictive called for by Bingham , we have extended it to other sectors in the financial we welcomed the honourable gentleman from Edinburgh Central that these er orders are in some way timid , they are what was called for by the treasury select committee , they are what was proposed er by Bingham and we have er introduced them er here tonight . |
| 10 | " But he told you , he 's gone for the weekend with Pat . " |
| 11 | no I mean if he 's booked for the day . |