Example sentences of "he [verb] for [noun pl] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He goes for walks with the boys and they talk about fishing and tractors . ’ |
| 2 | At the station he asked for directions to the industrial estate , and walked it in a quarter of an hour . |
| 3 | Row 5 of our example spreadsheets shows that our professional spent from 14.56 until 15.12 on the first task listed and given that he charges for services by the hour what we require in column E , Duration , is a fraction of an hour . |
| 4 | He worked for compromises between the ‘ Wets ’ and Mrs Thatcher , but at the end always backed Mrs Thatcher . |
| 5 | But even with his new London base it was impossible to gather enough talent from both his schools for the coming Christmas , so he advertised for dancers in the trade papers and took a chance that he could knock them into shape . |
| 6 | He looked for signs of a faith more supernatural , less conventional , more revolutionary . |
| 7 | When he ventured forth , he felt he remained very tentative , lagging the eight and 10-foot putts he had for birdies on the second and third greens . |
| 8 | Hobnobbing in TV circles he may even get to meet Richard Briars and solve a mystery that 's plagued him for years : Those voice-overs he does for ads on the telly , he always sounds so out of breath . |