Example sentences of "he [vb past] [pron] [noun pl] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He lowered his eyes for an instant to the parchments that littered the table . |
| 2 | He asked their Lordships for the forthcoming Proof before the Sheriff to be heard away from Orkney in mainland Scotland . |
| 3 | He asked his players for their loyalty to him , in return for which he would do his best to improve their conditions . |
| 4 | He played in 20 Test matches and his post-war service to Yorkshire included three years as Club president , a position he vacated sadly when he found his calls for moderation went unheeded at the height of the Boycott controversy . |
| 5 | ‘ So I see , ’ I said nervously , watching as he smacked his lips for fire to stream from his mouth , the top of his head to fly upwards on a jet of steam or his eyes to turn into Catherine wheels . |
| 6 | He described his proposals for the coming year as neutral because he did not want to hamper recovery . |
| 7 | He sucked his teeth for a minute . |
| 8 | As he bent his knees for a closer look , a single spot of blood from his cut hand fell on to a wing ; shocking crimson on the pale surface , spreading into a crude blotch . |
| 9 | He swapped his skis for a pair with sharper edges . |
| 10 | Still , he prepared her cigarettes for her at least , filling a saucer with a few butts and plenty of ash . |
| 11 | In doing so , he forgot his fears for a moment . |
| 12 | He was short and deeply unpopular with everyone because he had cheated them out of their money when he collected their taxes for the Roman army . |
| 13 | The man managed to pull them free after he heard their shouts for help at Towyn in Clwyd . |
| 14 | He reviewed the changes made during his period as Soviet leader saying that " a totalitarian system which deprived the country of an opportunity to become wealthy and prosperous a long time ago has been liquidated " , and he expressed his hopes for the future : " Some mistakes could probably have been avoided , much been done better , but I am sure that sooner or later our shared efforts will achieve results . " |
| 15 | He raised his hands for silence . |
| 16 | He blamed his parents for being over-ambitious on his behalf ; a claim denied , said the prosecution , by his sister , who would have talked of the love and support of their parents . |
| 17 | He developed his methods for estimating distances by using step-by-step cepheid variables , novae , blue grant stars … entire galaxies as standard candles . |
| 18 | This Act of 1806 may well have given young Ben the final push he needed : in that or the following year he packed his bags for good , waved his loving sisters a fond farewell , and set off for London , fame and fortune . |
| 19 | GEORGE Bernard Shaw wanted to simplify English spelling and had such a bee ( a spelling-bee ? ) in his bonnet that he bequeathed his royalties for its promotion . |
| 20 | It was said of him that ‘ the untiring perseverance with which he prosecuted his researches for evidence in any particular subject was inconceivable ’ . |
| 21 | He examined his hands for a moment as if embarrassed . |
| 22 | And he brought my shoes for |
| 23 | He clicked his fingers for Nosey to follow him , then rode northwards in the dusk . |
| 24 | He kept his diaries for a record that would be published subsequent to the meetings . |
| 25 | But he joined the New Party and so it er he spiked his guns for a long while . |
| 26 | He shut his eyes for a moment , but not before Kate had seen a flicker of private anguish . |
| 27 | He cancelled his appointments for a week , and stayed in the Loire , spending each day with the boy . |
| 28 | He searched her eyes for signs of contempt and loathing , but all he could see was sympathy . |
| 29 | He searched her eyes for a moment , then sighed and held up his hands in surrender . |
| 30 | The endearment eased the expression of pain on his face a little , but still he held me and still he searched my eyes for something I knew was n't there . |