Example sentences of "he [vb -s] for the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To ask the Prime Minister what plans he has for the future of the May day bank holiday . |
| 2 | To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proposals he has for the alleviation of homelessness in Scotland . |
| 3 | ‘ Hauptsturmführer Vaughan will remain and test-fly the plane now and as much as he wants for the rest of the day . |
| 4 | He fears for the future of the pub if leases become widespread . |
| 5 | An individual is a member of a community from which he obtains considerable benefits , in return he develops special skills which he applies for the benefit of the community . |
| 6 | The inference in his letter is that he speaks for the Council of the National Union of which he is chairman . |
| 7 | Ian Osborne is the master of time — the way he sprints for the door at 5.30pm has to be seen to be believed ! |
| 8 | Professor Williams 's views on the proper scope of the crime of rape coupled with the limited role he advocates for the offence of procuring by threat suggest that he does not consider that the criminal law should be over-active in protecting the sexual autonomy of women . |
| 9 | And as Mark Paul , 20 , was led sobbing to the cells , his victim 's mother said bitterly : ‘ I hope he weeps for the rest of his life . ’ |
| 10 | The poet can not lose ; whatever claims he makes for the momentousness of his subjectmatter are vindicated simply by the way those claims are made . |
| 11 | He argues for the coordination of agencies involved in supporting young people and considers the major issues these agencies need to address . |
| 12 | ‘ He does n't just score goals , he works for the rest of us . |
| 13 | In his excellent introduction to this book , John Ward describes the Prince as ‘ an amateur in the best sense of the word … he works for the love of it ; seriously , modestly , with much thought as well as appetite . ’ |
| 14 | Artist John Ward has said of the Prince 's work : ‘ He works for the love of it ; seriously , modestly , with much thought as well as appetite . ’ |
| 15 | Wearing a chic black costume and white fur wrap , she is seen waving to him as he departs for the colony before walking away to a smart car beside which stands a chauffeur . |