Example sentences of "he [verb] for [art] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of the pieces were purchased by Dubosc in Japan where he lived for the latter part of his life and much of his collection is now in the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco . |
| 2 | In his later life he became for a few months nearly as famous as Ramsey , though in a different context . |
| 3 | Although he qualified for a few regional events , in fact he was aiming much higher : he wanted a crack at the Open Championship . |
| 4 | He played for a few seconds with the animal 's jewelled collar then turned his eyes on me . |
| 5 | He opted for the latter route and took up the gauntlet he saw set before him by steeling himself for a career as a boxer , a career in which he distinguished himself as a man of immense resolve and purposefulness . |
| 6 | He opted for the latter and at the end of 1989 he launched his debut album ‘ Brand New Star ’ which sold very well , got a lot of radio play , and , most important of all , it introduced the songs he had been composing and singing at concerts to a wider public . |
| 7 | Has he applied for the same thing ? |
| 8 | Then he rested for a few minutes and pushed on again . |
| 9 | He rested for a few minutes , before pushing himself on . |
| 10 | We quickly downed ours and he called for the same again . |
| 11 | ’ He thought for a few moments . |
| 12 | I do n't mind if he reads for a few minutes but that 's it . |
| 13 | He strummed for a few seconds then broke into a sweet-sounding madrigal known to both my master and myself . |
| 14 | Not only that , but he went for a few shots , bravely teasing back the initiative from Mushtaq and Waqar . |
| 15 | He was educated at Harrow , from where he went for a few months into his father 's City office , which he hated ; and he spent a term in Göttingen , learning German . |
| 16 | As he lay for a few seconds recovering from his efforts , Grant ran his eye along the expanse of the steeply sloping roof . |
| 17 | He stared for a few more seconds and let his head fall back . |
| 18 | Lord Newport asked Richard to teach in his place , which he did for a few months . |
| 19 | But he hesitated for no more than a moment before stepping inside and when the door was closed he took refuge in clowning . |
| 20 | He hesitated for a few seconds , then gave a curt nod . |
| 21 | He hesitated for a few seconds . |
| 22 | He waited for a few seconds , but the noise did not repeat itself . |
| 23 | He waited for a few moments to compose himself , then left the court with his arm round his wife , Shirley , to face a large crowd of waiting reporters and cameras . |
| 24 | He paused for a few seconds before proceeding . |
| 25 | He paused for a few moments . |
| 26 | He left for a few years to manage a national school , independent of the British system , but returned to read law . |
| 27 | Of the three , the split between Sampras , 20 and Brandi , from whom he parted for a few months at the end of 1990 , was the greatest surprise . |
| 28 | Fortunately the driver made up for this heresy by roundly cursing the French , whom he disliked for the same reason that most Englishmen do — the way they clutter up the place , never get out of the way and ca n't speak English . |
| 29 | He stood for a few moments thinking , and looking apprehensively from one stallion to the other . |