Example sentences of "he [verb] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gambling on the dying man being able to comprehend , he had ordered him to go for the destruct button , while he himself had kept Grant occupied by an exchange of fire . |
| 2 | That was part of their game , of course ; leave him to search for the way to escape , but alone . |
| 3 | However , 1946 saw him competing for the gloves with Paul Gibb and the veteran Arthur Wood . |
| 4 | Following a meeting this morning at the Department of Energy , may I ask him to arrange for the Secretary of State to make a statement answering the anger in Coventry , not just about the way in which the pit was closed and the loss of jobs , but the belief that the closure took place to mothball 40 million tonnes of medium sulphur content coal so that , were the Conservatives to be re-elected and the pits privatised , Daw Mill could take that coal out in a UDM pit ? |
| 5 | I had one job to do first thing in the morning — to ring Sir Geoffrey Gillington and ask him to arrange for the manager of the Upper Thames Street branch of the bank to receive Miss Macdonald when she called , and to keep her letter for me . |
| 6 | I was the one who recommended him to try for the job . |
| 7 | Schwabe arranged for him to work for the Clyde engineering and shipbuilding firm of J. & G. Thomson , who were building ships for Bibby . |
| 8 | Colossal close-outs kept him sprinting for the horizon . |
| 9 | So long as he 's our man , it does n't matter whether we have him shot for the murder of Daniel or this other fellow . |
| 10 | Before leaving London I had sent him , as requested , two questions about the U-boat war which I wanted him to answer for the programme . |
| 11 | Moreover , it is not our function to form a view in relation to any one of these appellants of the proper period for him to serve for the purposes of retribution and deterrence , and then if we disagree with the Secretary of State 's tariff say that the Secretary of State was wrong and quash his decision . |
| 12 | Isay helped him dress for the banquet that evening , showing no resentment at having to double as valet as well as bodyguard . |
| 13 | Similarly , it is shrewd of him to play for the internationalist vote after a prolonged period of sullen Little Englandism during which Labour threatened to withdraw from the Common Market and called into question this country 's role within Nato . |
| 14 | Surveying the results of her handiwork , she stayed only long enough to see him scrabble for the safety of the bank . |
| 15 | The thought sobered Rory slightly , but not enough to stop him going for the gun . |
| 16 | That way if one of the midfield does do themselves a mischief Rocky will have had some games at least ( I 'd rest Strachan personally to keep him going for the League campaign — which IMO is our best chnace of a European place [ we 're too unlucky in the cups ] ) . |
| 17 | Friends invited him to apply for the Readership in Geometry at Gresham 's College , and a wealthy London merchant offered him £10,000 to take his daughter in marriage . |
| 18 | If your mother dies and your father needs your help , you should see that he returns her pension book together with the free death certificate ( Form BD8 ) to the local Social Security Office and assist him to apply for the death grant . |
| 19 | This did not prevent him paying for the installation of a swimming pool to amuse his children who roamed around their new domain during the holidays . |
| 20 | He had to report to the headmaster at four o'clock , and was taken there by force by Foggerty who caught him racing for the school gates when the bell went . |
| 21 | However , where any person holds proxies requiring him to vote for the appointment of himself as trustee , he may use those proxies and vote accordingly ( r 8.6(1) ) . |
| 22 | Sandy shot a 71 , though , and that left him tied for the lead with David Graham , who we played with , of course , for the third round . |
| 23 | But if you saw him running for the bus , he would go blue in the face and collapse on to the bus . |
| 24 | Wexford watched him feel for the girl 's hand , but she was occupied with Mrs Hatton , dabbing at her face and smoothing her hair . |
| 25 | The last heard of Gert was in 1943 when he tried and failed to join the RA F. Bloomsbury House urged him to settle for the Pioneers . |
| 26 | Before the trial , the Sunday Times had just asked him to pose for the fashion pages of their magazine , wearing tough-guy togs . |
| 27 | The Executive Council under Sir Paw Tun were inert and helpless , and later that morning I went to the Governor to say that I did not think we could hold the situation any longer without grave risk , and advised him to call for the resignation of the Executive Council . |
| 28 | As Julie saw him reach for the doorbell a third time she opened the door and eased it back to the extent of the chain . |
| 29 | When the first contestant to go for the top prize , Marine Captain Richard MacCutchin who , oddly , specialized in haute cuisine , pulled it off by describing the ingredients of a royal banquet given by George VI to the president of France , three-quarters of American television sets were tuned in to watch him wrestle for the answers . |
| 30 | Thanks also for opting for Portsmouth , I hope we never see him playing for the opposition in a ‘ real ’ match as it might spoil memories … bit like Shez and the Frog … |