Example sentences of "he [verb] for the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what proposals he has for the alleviation of homelessness in Scotland . |
| 32 | How much of this delightfully frank list of requirements the Earl passed on to the man he approached for the job of chairman , the art historian Sir Kenneth Clark ( Winchester and Oxford ) , is not recorded . |
| 33 | He designed for the firm until the end of his life in 1799 . |
| 34 | ‘ Hauptsturmführer Vaughan will remain and test-fly the plane now and as much as he wants for the rest of the day . |
| 35 | He played for the university for three years , being a three-quarter in the renowned XV captained by Harry ( ‘ Jugs ’ ) Vassall . |
| 36 | Calculate the amount he received for the sale of the cigars . |
| 37 | Following the Emperor 's address , Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu read a congratulatory statement on behalf of the Japanese people in which he appealed for the construction of a country which was energetic , culturally rich and dedicated to the promotion of international peace and co-operation . |
| 38 | Presenting a detailed manifesto for the country 's economic and political survival , he appealed for the creation of a " coalition government of popular trust and national concord " to run the Soviet Union , and for removal of communist influence over the judiciary , the security services , the civil service and state bodies . |
| 39 | Denouncing the demonstrators as " vandals " , and suggesting that behind them stood " dark forces " seeking to destroy Albania , he appealed for the co-operation of opposition parties in restoring calm . |
| 40 | On leaving Oxford without a degree he studied for the stage at the Embassy Theatre School , and made his London début at the Queen 's Theatre on 6 September 1937 with ( Sir ) John Gielgud in Shakespeare 's Richard II . |
| 41 | Educated at the city 's Jesuit school , St Aloysius College , he studied for the priesthood at the Scots College , Rome , and was a graduate of the Gregorian University . |
| 42 | He studied for the priesthood at St Edmund 's College , Ware . |
| 43 | He studied for the priesthood at St Edmund 's College , Ware , and was ordained priest by the late Cardinal Heenan at Westminster Cathedral on 12th June , 1965 . |
| 44 | With the helicopter hovering overhead , he drove for the peak of the leading wave , but then backed off . |
| 45 | Jamaican material also fed the large and complex decoration which , with help from others , he painted for the Festival of Britain 's Dome of Discovery . |
| 46 | Jessica was besotted with his crooked organ , and Rory discovered two moles inside her fine , rich pubic hair he claimed for the Pope in Rome . |
| 47 | He knew we could n't abide his ways , and he was sure one of us was going to take a hack at him , so he begged for the honour of being killed by the enemy instead . ’ |
| 48 | But when he argued over the great issues of human belief , he still did so in the tone which he reserved for the politics of the pavement and the public baths , the voice pitched somewhere between a sneer and a snarl . |
| 49 | He fears for the future of the pub if leases become widespread . |
| 50 | At an all-time low after the Mandela concert , when he cheered for the benefit of the TV cameras only |
| 51 | A conventional Victorian naturalist at first , Selous developed an aversion to blood sports and to all forms of scientific collecting involving cruelty to animals — against which , as a self-styled ‘ life-loving naturalist ’ , he campaigned for the rest of his life , earning the enmity of certain important figures in the ornithological establishment of the day . |
| 52 | Politicians with a burgh interest regularly made contributions to the cost of public works in the communities with which they concerned themselves , as Lord Panmure did in 1761 , when he subscribed for the construction of a new town hall in Montrose . |
| 53 | From 1867 Stuart organized private courses while he arranged for the university to be presented by provincial towns with reasoned requests for the provision of university lectures . |
| 54 | She said he worked for the fund on a voluntary basis , adding : ‘ It had nothing to do with Nalgo . |
| 55 | An individual is a member of a community from which he obtains considerable benefits , in return he develops special skills which he applies for the benefit of the community . |
| 56 | Nevertheless , it did add to royal pressure upon the archbishop and further reminded him of the realities of royal power : in 1285 he petitioned for the relaxation of the statute , especially in respect of grants to parish churches , but Edward reserved his right to licence — to confer or withhold favour . |
| 57 | He called for the discharge of rebels from the Army , and for courts martial and lengthy sentences for the mutineers . |
| 58 | Estonian President Lennart Meri said that the suspension contradicted earlier agreements , and he called for the issue to be discussed by the foreign ministers of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe ( CSCE ) at their forthcoming meeting in Sweden . |
| 59 | He called for the resignation of the Minister , Antonin Hrazdira ( a member of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia — CPCz ) . |
| 60 | He called for the formation of an Association " to keep a jealous eye over their interests , educational , moral and social , " and concluded his speech by suggesting that a committee be formed to draft the constitution for submission to a convention later in the year . |