Example sentences of "he [verb] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he had finished his chores he sat down at the table and copied out ‘ I am William Beech ’ over and over again until Tom , after much effort , finally persuaded him to go for a run and exercise Sammy . |
| 2 | There 's nowhere for him to go for a bit of company — he wo n't go to the day hospital because he thinks they 'll make him take drugs . |
| 3 | He could feel the vibrations in his bones ; juddering the cradle he was strapped into , making him think for a moment that the tiny vehicle was going to shake itself to pieces . |
| 4 | Next morning the humour in this wore decidedly thin , as Marshall in particular sent down bouncer after bouncer , unchecked by umpire Constant and apparently unconcerned at the damage he might do — such as badly bruising Fowler 's arm and causing him to retire for a while . |
| 5 | He rather thought he 'd let him stew for a while ; with the murder investigation on , he could n't get far — or he 'd be a fool to try , and Peckham was no fool . |
| 6 | But he had an appointment with a delegate of the Slaters union at the Freemasons lodge in the Imperial , but I persuaded him to come for a drink . |
| 7 | The master , A. D. Lindsay ( later first Baron Lindsay of Birker , q.v. ) , encouraged him to work for a spell ( 1927–8 ) at a Quaker settlement for the unemployed in the Rhondda Valley — an experience which made a deep impression . |
| 8 | Five years ago a medical general practitioner might have spent $8,000 a year on an insurance policy that gave him cover for a claim up to $1m . |
| 9 | The Prince 's vanity had made him dress for a winter 's campaign on what threatened to be the summer 's hottest day yet . |
| 10 | His experiments with cement making led him to apply for a patent which was granted in June 1824 — no. 5,022 entitled ‘ An Improvement in the Modes of Producing an Artificial Stone ’ — the first such patent to be granted . |
| 11 | It did not occur to him to look for a seat outside Worcestershire , and even if it had there was little reason why he should have secured one . |
| 12 | For the searcher who goes on and comes to believe , this is the only possible starting point — a sense of need which may range from a mild discomfort to a deep conviction , but which spurs him to look for a solution beyond himself . |
| 13 | May I urge him to press for a return to traditional standards of teaching in our primary schools as soon as possible ? |
| 14 | It was surprise which made him stop for a second . |
| 15 | Deane and Rodders up front again I du n no I 'd like to see him try for a goal poacher or someone like Ferds . |
| 16 | He remembered with affection how she had refused to allow him to send for a cab to take her back to Vetch Street . |
| 17 | Thomas Coram 's revulsion at the infant corpses in London gutters led him to campaign for a hospital for foundlings , established in 1741 . |
| 18 | He has obligations not merely to the students who come to him to read for a degree , but still more towards the teeming population outside the University walls , most of whom have not so much as " heard whether there be any Holy Ghost " . |
| 19 | Ronnie Koeman captained the Dutch team for half the game after Johan Cruyff , the expatriate but hardly patriotic Dutchman who manages Barcelona , had ordered him to rest for a week . |
| 20 | Evelyn shuddered as she watched him crouch for a second , then spring up and take off jauntily like a half mangled insect . |
| 21 | It may be that Isambard will let him go for a price . |
| 22 | She smiled , leaving him guessing for a moment , then added : ‘ He 's a politician : Northern Ireland Office . ’ |
| 23 | One day she rashly invited him to stay for a weekend . |
| 24 | The boy lives with his aunt but his mother , who is estranged from Luke 's father , often has him to stay for a couple of days . |
| 25 | Twice she asked him to stay for a cup of tea , but he refused . |
| 26 | I let him cry for a bit and then went over to him and squatted down beside him and put my hand over his shoulders . |
| 27 | The cold wind ruffles his hair and makes him flinch for a moment , but it is refreshing after the stale warmth of the house , and he takes a deep breath or two on his way to the garage . |
| 28 | She felt a warm sense of power as she kept him dangling for a moment . |
| 29 | He made for a line of scrub between two gates and waited until the street outside was fairly clear , then climbed the railings and dropped down . |
| 30 | As soon as we had cleared customs he made for a bank of telephones , and when he rejoined me he was smiling . |