Example sentences of "[verb] he [vb past] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I expect he went for a walk after . |
| 2 | Justin says he ran for the first bit and now has a big blister |
| 3 | Mike Burton says he came for a trial touched the ball 3 times and scored 3 tries . |
| 4 | With powerful leg strokes he made for the assault boat from which new flares were being fired . |
| 5 | The man claimed he spoke for a large group of serving and former policemen who styled themselves ‘ the Inner Circle ’ . |
| 6 | At the end of the week she discovered he worked for an average of 1 minute at a time . |
| 7 | So where do you think he went for the winter ? |
| 8 | I mean he came for a flying visit and he went back did n't he ? he came for a flying visit and went back |
| 9 | The impression he was given he mistook for the truth , and his life-long opposition to the Christian faith was the consequence . |
| 10 | Hans-Dietrich Genscher , the West German Foreign Minister , went on television to say he hoped for a ‘ parallel solution ’ for the new arrivals . |
| 11 | Before leaving he stood for a moment at the door and let his eyes range round the room as if he were seeing it for the first time . |
| 12 | He said he felt for the staff who had given so much for Timex , then added : ‘ I also feel sad for the strikers . ’ |
| 13 | He said he left for the thrill of a start-up rather than the tedium of maintenance , indicating Silicon Graphics , MIPS new master , did not consider making the MIPS chip a universal standard as much of a priority as Sun does the Sparc . |
| 14 | Mr Kearsley said he hoped for an out-of-court settlement . |
| 15 | She said he worked for the fund on a voluntary basis , adding : ‘ It had nothing to do with Nalgo . |
| 16 | The younger Dr Gysi used a term from the 1920s when he said he stood for a ‘ third path between Stalinism and capitalism ’ . |
| 17 | What did you say he did for a living ? ’ |