Example sentences of "he [vb past] [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | This hooking action is important because it interferes with the opponent 's attempts to free his arm and keeps him closed off for a longer period . |
| 2 | Noguchi tried in vain to construct an earthwork sculpture at a Japanese-American internment camp where he lived voluntarily for a time during World War II . |
| 3 | In this he argued powerfully for a revival of social citizenship and the ‘ developmental state ’ . |
| 4 | When he asked once for a volunteer bugler , a particularly blackguardly fellow stepped forward . |
| 5 | He gazed calmly for a few seconds before he lifted his hand in greeting . |
| 6 | Grant 's mind was in a whirl as he sought desperately for a way out . |
| 7 | All Cantona would say as he headed off for a quick trip to Paris before preparing for Sunday 's derby clash was : ‘ I enjoyed my debut . ’ |
| 8 | Finding himself with nine months to kill between school and university he cast round for a job . |
| 9 | Blanche 's question woke Dexter from his reverie and he cast around for a photograph of Nicola in the room . |
| 10 | He cast around for a chair , shoved some papers aside with a foot and perched on the edge of an armchair . |
| 11 | Smiling awkwardly , he cast around for a topic of conversation that was n't personal and had difficulty in finding one . |
| 12 | Ockleton described a sweeping circuit of the room , missing all the many obstacles in his path without apparently noticing them , and finished by the window , where he peered out for a full minute or so at the view it commanded of a blank gable-end and half the dome of the Radcliffe Camera . |
| 13 | He wandered around for a while and ran into a few of the household busy with their duties . |
| 14 | He wandered around for a couple of hours having chats with any of the old fellows who were around the place . ’ |
| 15 | Strachan was inspirational , and his goal was the highlight of the match — running at the defence , he twisted through for a fine shot about fifteen yards out . |
| 16 | Not that he 'd ever for a moment think of … taking advantage , so to speak , of a young woman of loose morals like Mrs Heatherington-Scott . ’ |
| 17 | He was forced to abandon his original plan for an arched bridge of cast iron by the need for ships to be able to pass through the strait , and he opted instead for a suspension bridge 100 feet above water level and with a span of 579 feet . |
| 18 | He came up for a few days and stayed in Mackay 's Hotel in Ardallt . |
| 19 | I think he ca I think he came tonight for a game of cards that 's all he came |
| 20 | He came in for a chat the other day and said , oh how you getting on ? |
| 21 | He drove on for a few minutes , the headlights cleaving a way through the darkness . |
| 22 | From the very first , he painted professionally for a living and achieved fame primarily for his paintings of Nelsonian and Roman events . |
| 23 | He turned away for a few moments and I could see that he was upset by the news . |
| 24 | He turned up for a remand hearing at Redbridge court covered in baby oil to make it difficult for warders to grab hold of him . |
| 25 | He frowned down for a few moments at the damp patch on the matting at his feet , then he shook his head , as if ridding himself of some unwelcome thought , and looked up at me again . |
| 26 | Anyway , he waffled on for a little while about everything that did n't matter and then … ’ she swallowed ‘ … then he got down to it and told me about everything that did . ’ |
| 27 | After some years in theatrical revue and improvisational comedy in the Second City troupe in Chicago , he gained wide fame when he teamed up for a double act with Elaine May from 1957 to 1961 , before becoming a successful Broadway director . |
| 28 | He bumbled around for a bit , trying to coil up the string and push the wood into tidy heaps . |
| 29 | Perhaps he popped out for a quick sandwich while Nigel read ? |
| 30 | He walked on for a few yards , stooped and picked something up . |