Example sentences of "he [verb] [adv prt] [pos pn] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Churchill 's speech in Zurich in 1946 he laid down his ideas for a ‘ kind of United States of Europe ’ : ‘ The first step in the re-creation of the European family must be a partnership between France and Germany . |
| 2 | He holds up his hands for quiet again . |
| 3 | She said : ‘ He holds out his hands for him and loves to have him on his knee . |
| 4 | This was the point at which he drew up his application for the Mandan Foundation grant . |
| 5 | He shook out her hair for her , took his own comb from his pocket ( a gap-toothed , black comb , threaded with red hairs ) and combed it out . |
| 6 | ‘ Perhaps he wo n't come back to Trelorne , ’ Aunt Emily said , ‘ if he gets back his taste for painting duchesses and celebrated actresses . |
| 7 | He stuck out his hand for a handshake . |
| 8 | David Poole , who was to play the leading soldier , told me that ‘ I thought sometimes he worked out his ideas for ballets on his puppets , then simply transferred them to people ’ . |
| 9 | And as he mulls over his reasons for behaving as he has and for writing and publishing this record , the footnote status of ‘ At Tikhon 's ’ causes it to embrace a wide range of familiar themes . |
| 10 | He took off her clothes for her , while she undid as many of his buttons as she could , and after that it was pure , undiluted , uncomplicated pleasure until they fell asleep in each other 's arms . |
| 11 | He reached out his hand for the glass of milk and took a large gulp . |
| 12 | ‘ GREATER LOVE hath no man than that he lays down his jokes for his Prime Minister , ’ a Cabinet minister said in Blackpool on hearing of the sacrifice made by Chris Patten , the Secretary of State for the Environment . |
| 13 | Denis Healey Greater love hath no man than that he lays down his jokes for his Prime Minister . |
| 14 | These people were dangerous in their fury , and for a brief moment he knew the terror of the threat of physical attack , and he looked over his shoulder for an escape route . |
| 15 | Turning his head , he bawled over his shoulder for his companions to follow him , and was answered by muffled shouts from deeper in the woods . |
| 16 | " I used to think he gave up his life for Ireland because he wanted a free country … " |
| 17 | While I wondered about his motives , he stoked up his contempt for the whole Jewish race , which had not had the decency to get itself wiped out , as rumoured . |
| 18 | He held up his arms for a kiss and she melted into a sleepy hug and kiss , during which he had the final word and spluttered dribble against her cheek . |
| 19 | He held out his bowl for a second helping , then ate it rapidly , spilling some on his robe . |
| 20 | He held out his bowl for another helping . |
| 21 | He held out his hand for the combination code . |
| 22 | He held out his hand for Alexei 's cup . |
| 23 | He held out his hand for Merrill 's inspection . |
| 24 | Below this he set out his arguments for and against . |