Example sentences of "he had [vb pp] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had suspected for a while that Nancy had become tired of Bill Sikes ' brutality and violence , and that she had found a new friend to take his place . |
| 2 | A little later from his bedroom , where he had retired for a rest , he watched through his daughters ' brass telescope as the grey shadow of what had once been the sleek and lively Hari moved slowly over to the sepoy lines with , as usual , the Prime Minister dodging along behind am . |
| 3 | Commander Michael Porter , Tory chairman of the council 's education committee , said he had hoped for a decision that would ‘ provide us with a way to achieve the best possible education for pupils in south Reading , allowing us to set up a super new school designed for the demands of the 21st century , and a sixth form college . ’ |
| 4 | He had hoped for a snort at least for this , but Rosie did not react . |
| 5 | It had been Dalrymple 's idea to require the clan chiefs to take the oath of allegiance and it became obvious that he had hoped for an opportunity to punish one clan as an example to the others . |
| 6 | He had lived for a time in England , and we discussed whether to conduct the session in English or German . |
| 7 | In his choice of contributor Lehmann was able to draw upon his wide-ranging contacts , for he had lived for a period in Vienna and had also travelled Europe in search of material . |
| 8 | He had applied for a grant but at the time Liverpool City Council was snowed under by applications . |
| 9 | And at Old Trafford yesterday , Cantona denied that he had asked for a transfer or that his working relationship with Wilkinson had suffered any breakdown . |
| 10 | He pushed the door open and wished he had asked for a candle . |
| 11 | It was n't as if he had asked for a fee , he had gone to the school for nothing , out of the goodness of his heart . |
| 12 | It struck me as odd at the time , and when Harry Collins told me that he had asked for a morning appointment it seemed even odder . ’ |
| 13 | On his way to the office he had asked for a thermos of coffee to be sent to him and two mugs and a bowl of sugar and some milk . |
| 14 | She stared at him defiantly , and after he had ranted for a minute or so , the chief superintendent felt vaguely ridiculous so he lowered his frame into a cowering chair , and resumed the final polish of his palms . |
| 15 | Like a little puppy dog , he had waited for a sign that he was forgiven . |
| 16 | He had sent for a copy , but the bureaucratic machine seemed to be taking its time . |
| 17 | It was a bay horse on its side , and the waving object he had taken for a branch was a leg which in its faint struggles to rise the beast threshed weakly in the air . |
| 18 | He had thought for a moment that Hoomey was going to ask him back , but he knew he was n't the sort of friend that nice mothers were all that pleased to see . |
| 19 | Until yesterday this was the nearest Mike Cratchley thought he was going to get to the chateau he had booked for a group holiday this summer . |
| 20 | He might as well have descended on the Palace , announcing that he had come for a stay . |
| 21 | He had worked for a year in the Ukraine and said he liked the people there more than those he had met in the West - they were more open and friendly . |
| 22 | The sound of the Latino 's voice , cold and quiet , brought back the fear that he had forgotten for a moment . |
| 23 | He had looked for a loophole in their guard , he had found that crevice at the first time of asking . |