Example sentences of "to he for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Émile Chaillot told me that he had telephoned the writer and spoken to him for a good seven minutes about what was going on in the music world . |
| 2 | A couple of years earlier , when I was having a bad patch and went to him for a reassuring chat , he had told me not to worry about it . |
| 3 | The General , perhaps to make his point , informed Aitken of the authoritative report that the government had received and offered to lend it to him for a short while . |
| 4 | He applied for a grant of land and this was sold to him for a nominal sum . |
| 5 | ‘ Whatever you say , Mr Jacobsen , ’ she murmured huskily , and he pulled her to him for a last long kiss that left her breathless and trembling . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , just let us talk to him for a few moments , ’ said one of them . |
| 7 | And do n't forget , Joe was with me , and you know how careful he is. lee was at the party and one of the maids told me that she took him out of the party and spoke to him for a few minutes . |
| 8 | Hart listened to him for a few minutes , shouted hello to his brothers who were sitting outside and wished the boy luck . |
| 9 | Just to talk to him for a few minutes … |
| 10 | " I did n't know him — I only spoke to him for a few minutes , but David Fairfax recognised him . " |