Example sentences of "[coord] [prep] [adj] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know that it 's for or against that he dotes on his wife . |
| 2 | People can hold on to seven plus or minus two bits of information and the plus or minus two he called the local factors which are you know whether it 's warm out whether you feel warm or cold or whether or what time of day it is have you just had a heavy lunch whatever it might be . |
| 3 | But the poem of his that he most needed reassurance about was Homage to Sextus Propertius ( 1919 ) , and for that he had to wait a long time . |
| 4 | I was the first person to take him simply as he was , and for that he showed his gratitude by giving me a light kiss on the cheek in the darkened carriage . |
| 5 | Nicky has to find somewhere to live , and for that he needs money … . |
| 6 | He also underpaid us and for that he will be eternally grateful . ’ |
| 7 | Anna Patricia O'Neil was born at a quarter after two the next morning , so Denis did n't get his Patrick after all , nor even his Denis , but he got his much-loved and hard-worked Hana back and for that he was grateful . |
| 8 | He is so particular about everything , and for that he deservedly gets terrific results . |
| 9 | And for that he was butchered , for that he is dead . |
| 10 | Saddam is seen as the Third World leader who dared to challenge the established order imposed by the West , and for that he must be punished and his country destroyed . |
| 11 | In faction-ridden and difficult times for governments , Bubwith 's value had been his simple ability to keep the wheels turning , and for that he was well rewarded . |
| 12 | Maria Filippa understood his lassitude , condoned his inertia ; and for that he felt an overwhelming gratitude , because he knew other wives who would have grown impatient with such a husband , who had begun so promising , so full of the future and then … what with headaches , lack of nerve , had found he no longer had the energy , the stomach for getting on . |
| 13 | He was therefore interested in stepping up controlled deliveries , and for that he needed intelligent , well-motivated CIs who could pose as suppliers . |
| 14 | I stopped his neighbours burning his house once , and for that he owes me . |
| 15 | And the man had made a slight slip , and for that he was being penalized . |
| 16 | However , the right hon. Gentleman has shown that he is indeed a right honourable gentleman , and for that he deserves great credit . |
| 17 | On the other matter , however , inciting unrest in the city which had already led to trouble between Moslem and Copt and might still lead to massacre , Andrus was , if not the prime mover , then definitely a prime mover , and for that he must be made to pay . |
| 18 | And for that he 'll even supply the salad bowl . |
| 19 | Twenty five , yes an and for that he can make hims he does n't want to really to pay me for food at all so I 'm going to tell him that he can have his cups , spare cups of tea and a drink of milk an and some toast . |
| 20 | And for all he knows , we could be working together to track him down . ’ |
| 21 | And for all he knew , pro-Syrian elements , the Lebanese Forces and other narco-terrorist groups were also still looking to revenge themselves for the damage that he and the Asmar cell had done to their drugs , arms and hostage-taking operations in Beirut . |
| 22 | He then goes on to list and classify a lengthy and diverse list : visions , dreams , voices , discussions , parables , speeches , proverbs , rituals , laws , songs , drama , poetry , letters , ciphers , anthologies , history , records and stories , and for each he gives chapter and verse . |
| 23 | We worked 12 hours a day , and for this he paid me 200 francs ( £20 ) a week because , he said , he had to take our board and lodging from our pay . ’ |
| 24 | For Peirce , statistical sampling is the fundamental kind of ampliative inference , and for this he derives its ‘ validity ’ from his understanding of reality — its repeated use will take us to the truth in the long run . |
| 25 | My understanding is that in 1977 Willy De Roos achieved this under sail in one season , and for this he received a Krug Award for Excellence . |
| 26 | However , he had one final argument , more crushing than any he had yet delivered , and for this he needed no words . |
| 27 | Cedric had been just too young for the war , and for this he had never forgiven Fate . |
| 28 | And for this he would require authorization from Gen McCreery at Eighth Army , to override the previous instruction from Gen Clark on 7 May that " German forces … facing TITO forces must surrender to TITO " . |
| 29 | And through another he saw a classroom with lots of tiny desks and a blackboard at one end . |
| 30 | Mr Stan Cardwell MBE , co-founder of the North-East ramblers ' association , said : ‘ His style was one of cooperation , not confrontation , and through this he made many friends , not least among the farming community , where he was regarded highly for his expertise on rights of way matters . |