Example sentences of "he [verb] [noun sg] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He became Minister for the Arts in July 1990 and although he was in this post only a few months , he made a distinct mark . |
| 2 | In 1904 , he became candidate for the neighbouring borough of Kidderminster . |
| 3 | Already a common councilman for Queenhithe ( since 1711 ) and a well-known opponent of the great Whig financiers who dominated the City 's upper court , he became alderman for the Tory ward of Castle Baynard in 1722 and a leading City critic of Sir Robert Walpole . |
| 4 | He became MP for the Northern ( Oswestry ) division of Shropshire , 1906–29 . |
| 5 | His works were on a small scale until in 1823 he became engineer for the Difference Engine project of Charles Babbage [ q.v. ] , which gave him the opportunity to build highly accurate large machine tools for his workshop , the best known of which was his large planing machine , built in 1831 . |
| 6 | He became mayor for the first time in October 1261 and was reappointed in October 1262 , years in which the king dominated London , having thrown off the restrictions imposed on him by the Provisions of Oxford in 1258 . |
| 7 | Instead he asked parliament for a temporary grant of special powers to deal with the aftermath of the insurrection . |
| 8 | So besieged was he after his first round that he sought refuge for a while on the practice putting green . |
| 9 | His defects were that he lacked subtlety , was vehemently anti-communist to the point where any unrest or dissent might be regarded as a sign of communist activity , and that he lacked preparation for the tasks he faced . |
| 10 | Nijinsky then went to Longchamp as a hot favourite for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe , but there , under a less-than-brilliant ride from Piggott , he tasted defeat for the first time , beaten a head by Sassafras . |
| 11 | The very next year ( 1590 ) he provided music for the pastoral interludes of Tasso 's Aminta and two other pastorals which was in an ‘ altro modo di cantare che l'ordinario ’ , presumably some kind of recitative . |
| 12 | He has sympathy for the small scale dealers : ‘ They 've been brought up in an entrepreneurial country under Thatcher where they 've been taught to make money . |
| 13 | He has respect for the almost tribal traditional wisdom of those whom he later called the ‘ quiet-voiced elders ’ and their ‘ dead secrets , , but in the end these are to be renounced or incorporated in a higher Christian scheme and vision . |
| 14 | The Whitelaw farmer , Mr Catto , claims he needs access for a tractor . |
| 15 | Whereas Paneth and Peters used hydrogen gas , Tanberg ‘ made ’ the gas from the water and , what 's more , he used palladium for the cathode so that the hydrogen was attracted naturally to it . |
| 16 | Firstborn sons , the firstlings of flocks and herds , and firstfruits of the field are God 's by right ( he accepts part for the whole ) . |
| 17 | As a student at Cambridge he played squash for the University and three years ago he was set to take up stock car racing . |
| 18 | He played banjo for a living and did a little woodwork on the side : fitting a bathroom here , a kitchen there , anywhere but at home . |
| 19 | He recalled Congress for a special session and challenged it to enact the Republican programme . |
| 20 | There was no evidence yet that Isabella enjoyed widespread support in England , and Edward no doubt felt he could count on the loyalty of the nobles to whom he committed responsibility for the defence of the south coast . |
| 21 | He painted several portraits , and at Broadmoor he painted scenery for the theatre , as well as murals , furniture , and other decorative items . |
| 22 | As a principal , he assumes responsibility for the performance of the entire transportation contract . |
| 23 | His eldest brother was the distinguished mathematician and geologist John Playfair [ q.v. ] , and after their father 's death in 1772 he assumed responsibility for the upbringing of the family and , it appears , for launching James on his career . |
| 24 | By setting up the Secret Committee Alexander acted in the style of his father ; by ordering Nazimov to delve more deeply into the views of the north-westerners he showed sympathy for a landless concept of emancipation which belonged to the reign of Alexander I. The regime seemed to be moving in the direction not so much of freeing the serfs as of turning a blind eye to them ( by consigning their future to yet another assembly of antediluvian officials ) or making their condition worse ( by opting for a form of emancipation which would blight their future ) . |
| 25 | He paid cash for the room . |
| 26 | He was standing on top of one of the crush barriers by the look of it and when the goal went in he either jumped or the surge forward did the job for him and he defied gravity for a while . |
| 27 | He ordered dinner for the group . |
| 28 | He expressed approval for the concept " that when able-bodied adults receive government assistance , they have responsibilities to the taxpayer : a responsibility to seek work , education , or job training , a responsibility to get their lives in order , a responsibility to hold their families together and refrain from having children out of wedlock , and a responsibility to obey the law . " |
| 29 | He takes charge for the match against Leigh on Saturday when Tony Rampling , an Australian forward , will make his debut for the club , who have lost all five matches so far . |
| 30 | He was our college barber ; and at a time when most of us were penniless he cut hair for a shilling ( = 5p , to those who do not know what a shilling was ) . |