Example sentences of "he [verb] [noun sg] for [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Public prosecutor Pierluigi Dell'Osso had appealed against an earlier ruling absolving De Benedetti , and had wanted him to stand trial for extortion .
2 He recommended coral for skin troubles , sore eyes and bites , to choose a single example .
3 In 1985 he became Commissioner for Information , Communication and Culture
4 There had been times when Cadfael had both departed and returned by night , without passing the gatehouse , on urgent matters in which he found justification for absence .
5 He fixed bail for appeal but said McGuigan was not to be released pending appeal .
6 He did , however , attend Colchester General Hospital , where he received treatment for shock .
7 ‘ For five years he saving shah-al-arhee for daughter 's wedding . ’
8 Indeed , in the year it was published , he forsook photography for film-making .
9 So many allegations of political interference did those restructuring plans prompt that the then Arts Minister , Richard Luce , felt it necessary to reassure the Commons ( 27 February , 1989 ) that although he supported the aims of the proposed restructuring , he believed responsibility for management of National Museums should be delegated to chairmen and directors .
10 He 's a good worker ; he puts his back into the job and he gives value for money .
11 It was said by his acquaintances in the pub that he gave value for money , but there was a touch of genius in the way he talked that night .
12 Komeda Torao , Jiho of the third rank , was the most blunt : ‘ If in the past [ Your Majesty ] had shown as much care for politics as he had passion for horsemanship , no such criticism from the public as ‘ politics by two or three Ministers ' would have occurred . ’
13 Komeda Torao , Jiho of the third rank , was the most blunt : ‘ If in the past [ Your Majesty ] had shown as much care for politics as he had passion for horsemanship , no such criticism from the public as ‘ politics by two or three Ministers ' would have occurred . ’
14 He sucks air for breath .
15 He wanted money for rain , money for the AOL , and now he 's dead .
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