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 | He had lived for a time in England , and we discussed whether to conduct the session in English or German . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He had applied for a grant but at the time Liverpool City Council was snowed under by applications . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | He pushed the door open and wished he had asked for a candle . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Like a little puppy dog , he had waited for a sign that he was forgiven . |
| 15 | He had sent for a copy , but the bureaucratic machine seemed to be taking its time . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | He might as well have descended on the Palace , announcing that he had come for a stay . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | The sound of the Latino 's voice , cold and quiet , brought back the fear that he had forgotten for a moment . |
| 22 | He had looked for a loophole in their guard , he had found that crevice at the first time of asking . |