Example sentences of "he be [verb] [pron] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before leaving he stood for a moment at the door and let his eyes range round the room as if he were seeing it for the first time . |
| 2 | He 's taking it for the meeting tomorrow . |
| 3 | He 's writing something for the films , he says . |
| 4 | ‘ And after all he 's done it for the most altruistic of reasons-unlike Bill 's quarry . ’ |
| 5 | He 's doing it for the challenge . |
| 6 | He gave her a long , slow look as if he was seeing her for the first time . |
| 7 | He said that he believed he had lawful authority to ride the bike because he was repairing it for a friend . |
| 8 | She was left thinking how hard he was driving himself for the sake of his adoptive family . |
| 9 | He had no time for the cant of the priests about sin , but he knew , as he lay in the barracks hearing the grunts and panting of his companions , that he was honing himself for a superior form by refusing his body . |
| 10 | Meanwhile Dave had gone to pick up the boss from Stuttgart Airport as he was joining us for the weekend . |
| 11 | The German Commandant had dreamt of a mute Jewish whore and when he was issued one for the duration his cup overflowed . |
| 12 | He was preparing himself for a British Council tour of France but it was cancelled at the last moment ; he did , however , fly to Amsterdam and then on to Rome in December under the auspices of the same organization . |
| 13 | He was raising it for a second hit when Nancy rushed forward and , seizing the piece of wood , threw it into the fire . |