Example sentences of "[adj] he [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hahnemann therefore had to move frequently as restrictions on his practice were imposed in one town after another , but despite this he lectured for a time on homoeopathy in the University of Leipzig and he had a large band of influential patrons and supporters as well as a number of able and gifted pupils . |
| 2 | Another of his favourites seems to have been a tomato jam ; this he uses for a sweet called Peaches Barbara with cream and kirschwasser and pistachio nuts . |
| 3 | In 1678 he applied for a patent for a new way of processing flax , which may have been related to investigations of this topic made under the society 's auspices in the 1660s . |
| 4 | In the 1650s Howard evidently also developed an interest in industrial practices , and on 27 October 1660 he applied for a patent for a new method of tanning , the subject of a printed broadsheet , Brief directions how to Tanne Leather according to a new Invention ( n.d . ) . |
| 5 | In 1940 he fell for an actor who was his lover for two years before joining the navy in 1942 . |
| 6 | In 1902 he lived for a short period in Clerkenwell , east London . |
| 7 | In 1987 he argued for a beefed-up Neddy with the council meetings chaired by the industry secretary rather than by the chancellor . |
| 8 | In 1989 he led for a circuit on his only previous ride in the race , on one Kersil with Little Polveir , the eventual winner , and West Tip in close attendance . |
| 9 | In a series of books from the 1960s he searched for a theory of world society . |
| 10 | This was to be Philpot 's last visit to the School : on 9th December 1974 he went for a drive near Haverfordwest , and died peacefully in his parked car . |
| 11 | In December 1937 he applied for a short-service commission in the RAF and to his evident amazement was accepted and sent for elementary flying training in 90 m.p.h . |
| 12 | At last he sent for a chaprassi and sent him with me to look for something , but on the way I found nice Mr Dickensen , an American from the University in Rangoon . |