Example sentences of "[noun pl] he [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took Ray years to discover the mix of speedwork and mile repetitions he needed for improving his race times . |
| 2 | When he graduated Hugo took a succession of low-paid jobs in 7th Avenue and the optimism with which he had set out began to be dimmed by the sheer sick-making banality of what he had to do — cutting samples in the disgusting fabrics with which the greedy cutthroat manufacturers he worked for made their living . |
| 3 | ‘ So you have to keep at him because like all kids he lives for the telly and various electronic gadgets and he 'd be quite happy eating crisps and playing for the rest of his life . |
| 4 | Despite the fact that David was expelled in the third form for dissing the gym teacher who confiscated his Uzi and broke his crack-peddling ring , he still feels enough loyalty to the old alma mater not to drag its name through the mud by engaging the lads he fagged for in a ‘ naughty-word ’ style debate . |
| 5 | . they were the last words he spoke for 2 and a half years |
| 6 | In the duets he cheated for her , sang some of her more difficult phrases with her to drown her inadequacies , and frequently stopped the piano to suggest changes of key . |
| 7 | Unlike the role it played in the IFL , political anti-semitism never became a total ideological explanation of all the imagined ills of British society for most of the official leadership of the BUF , though there were obvious exceptions like William Joyce and some of the speakers he trained for the East End campaign of 1935 — 7 . |
| 8 | Mr Major believes the concessions he won for Denmark 's Premier Poul Schluter can deliver a yes vote . |
| 9 | And the traps he set for the villains would have killed them . |
| 10 | Three years later Robert married Mary , the daughter of Stephen Longmoore , a farmer , but within a few months he left for America in order to improve his position . |
| 11 | In Brewster ( 1979 ) 69 Cr App R 375 ( CA ) , an insurance agent was guilty of theft of the premiums because the money had to be handed over to the companies he worked for under the terms of his contract . |
| 12 | When Pravda became the Bolsheviks ' legal mouthpiece in St Petersburg in 1912 , he suffered the frustration of having many of the articles he submitted for publication rejected by the editors in Russia ; communication between the Central Committee and local party organs was much too tenuous to admit of close supervision ; and , as we shall see , during the war and the revolution itself , Lenin 's word was by no means accepted as holy writ . |
| 13 | To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what responsibilities he has for the sports and arts foundation . |
| 14 | James , in particular , deserved all the accolades he received for securing his par . |
| 15 | As soon as we had cleared customs he made for a bank of telephones , and when he rejoined me he was smiling . |
| 16 | Despite his disappointments he starred for the South African side which played as Springboks against the Juniors late last season . |
| 17 | After 10 years he worked for The Farmers Journal . |
| 18 | And he said , I do n't retired now , but he said , for years he worked for Rolls Royce . |
| 19 | It was no boyish fancy , the feelings he had for her ; they seemed to have been born in him . |
| 20 | When they acquired holes he applied for a clothing grant . |
| 21 | But never had he felt for any woman the things he felt for Julia Gillingham . |
| 22 | The sooner Wilson returns , however , the better it will be not only for the teams he plays for but for all of us . |
| 23 | but he has more of a chance to use the resources he gains for goals that correspond to the policy values of his party . |
| 24 | Even if the producer happens to be a resource owner , he is to be considered an entrepreneur with respect to the other resources he needs for production . |
| 25 | The concessions Edward made on matters such as purveyance and unparliamentary taxation went a long way towards meeting the grievances of the commons , and the king was able to mobilize the resources he required for war . |
| 26 | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is his estimate of the current level of unleaded petrol sales in the United Kingdom ; and what comparable figures he has for EC member states . |
| 27 | Those are only the qualities he looks for in the people who work for him , though . |
| 28 | In fact , usually , he never saw the cheques he got for the ‘ Carry On ’ films . |
| 29 | In conversation at Corry , Johnson heard the stories he longed for — of men seeing visions , of examples of ‘ second sight ’ on Skye ; Mrs Mackinnon 's father had once met some women who , while working in a field , heard ghostly voices , signifying imminent death ; he later met two funerals at the predicted place . |
| 30 | He is tall and cold and sometimes he does n't only come for pigs he comes for greedy little girls who make pigs of themselves , with too many sweets ! ’ |