Example sentences of "he [modal v] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A family centre is a place where a child and his parents or those caring for him may go for occupational , social or recreational activities , or for advice , guidance or counselling . |
| 2 | The Master of Moots or other organiser should also be informed of the authorities to be cited , in order that he may arrange for such reports or case books as are available to be brought to the courtroom . |
| 3 | If he ca n't afford a Solicitor and he feels he ought to be represented by a Solicitor , he may apply for Legal Aid , and of course it 's public money concerned so I suppose in an ideal society everybody would be legally assisted who wanted to be , but obviously we ca n't afford that as a country , so that erm generally erm his application would be judged according to certain criteria erm which would suggest perhaps he needed to be represented . |
| 4 | The trail seemed obvious enough , but my intended killer had come and gone that way — must have done — and if he should return for any reason I would n't want to meet him . |
| 5 | The substantial mortgage was by no means essential , but Mike 's parents had always owned a large , well-appointed home on Sydney 's prestigious North Shore and he did n't see why he should settle for less . |
| 6 | If he was ever to be an artist , he should strive for more balance . |
| 7 | If the seller 's position is reasonably strong he should ask for specific details and firm commitments . |
| 8 | Haverford felt he should ask for more particulars . |
| 9 | And then he 'll go for one of those buggers , an' he 'll do for 'em . |
| 10 | He 'll think for sure I arranged this ! ’ |
| 11 | The next thing 'll be , he 'll do for one of them , then she 'll find out where she stands . ’ |
| 12 | Fry , dismissed by the 20-stone ticket-broker for the third time yesterday , wo n't be kissing and making up this time … he 'll sue for wrongful dismissal . |
| 13 | ‘ Yesterday I phoned the police and now , if we do n't get Liam out by two o'clock , he 'll die for certain . ’ |
| 14 | Much as I hope this will never occur , all that would happen is that the patient would either open his eyes and come completely out of the hypnotic state , or that he might doze for some ten or fifteen minutes before waking as if from a nap in an armchair . |
| 15 | Mahathir , 66 , issued a call for party unity and hinted strongly that he might stand for another two-year term as UMNO leader in the party 's 1993 elections . |
| 16 | There was no way of explaining this , no parallel that he could reach for other than to say : that he 'd once made a wish , and the wish now appeared to have come true . |
| 17 | Her doctor had told her that there was nothing he could do for this problem , so she decided on private treatment from a doctor that a friend recommended . |
| 18 | He could drink for twenty-four hours without stopping , but it was not done in a hurry . |
| 19 | The other way in which he could compensate for unfavourable power relations was through effective public relations . |
| 20 | They agreed to release him as an uncontested registration to enable him to find a county where he could hope for greater opportunities , and although we ca n't guarantee a first-team place , he 'll get plenty of chances if he does the business . |
| 21 | If only Nubenehem remembered it , then at least he could establish for certain which girl had been at the City of Dreams . |
| 22 | The guy was talking to Pete , he thought he could , he develop , he could develop for coarse fishing |
| 23 | Is it not a ridiculous situation when the motoring correspondent of The Times ( 30 Jan. ) describes how he intended travelling from Brighton to Birmingham by rail , but found that he could drive for one quarter of the price , despite sole occupancy of a largish estate car ? |
| 24 | In the same edition of The Times , their motor correspondent describes how he considered making the return journey from Brighton to Birmingham by rail , but found that he could drive for one quarter the cost of a second-class fare , despite being the sole occupant of a largish estate car . |
| 25 | If Dalziel found out he 'd laugh for seven days . |
| 26 | Er I 've known er one bloke he , he 'd send for a pint of Shipstons beer when it was sixpence a pint , and then he 'd send for another pint and he 'd be drunk , or , or he 'd be ready f to fight anybody that wanted to fight him . |
| 27 | ‘ You 'd think he 'd allow for that on a day the like of this . ’ |
| 28 | And I unloaded at Mr Riggs on Norwich Hill ( he used to contract for all the horses with the post-office ; and we used to take hay there ) , and I pulled the load into his yard ; took the horses out , and put them into this load what my uncle — what they sent away . |
| 29 | On May 17 Havel addressed a Civic Forum rally in Prague to mark the half-anniversary of the student demonstration which had begun the revolution in November 1989 ; at this occasion he said that he would vote for named Civic Forum candidates who were government ministers . |
| 30 | Aloud he said he would stay for another night and take her place on the constituency slate . |