Example sentences of "he [vb past] [vb pp] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even his genetic code was noted , from when he 'd applied for a work permit , but no matter how subtly Reynard interrogated , no matter how bright his ideas of lateral interrogation , every time he drew blank . |
| 2 | After that , he 'd headed for a street in north-west London that he had n't visited in over a year . |
| 3 | It was a request from a colleague : he 'd be grateful if she could cast her eye over an article he 'd written for a quarterly journal , by Friday if possible . |
| 4 | Well he told me he 'd gone for a count |
| 5 | He said he 'd gone for a count for a job |
| 6 | And although her slenderness gave her an air of fragility , Guy had felt the gentle curves of her body when he 'd searched for a concealed weapon . |
| 7 | He fell asleep , but hours later he woke up and felt again — as he 'd felt for a moment in the hall when he 'd arrived — that he should n't be in this house . |
| 8 | He 'd thought for a moment that the fates had it in for him . |
| 9 | Gorelli , he 'd won for a while , but now he was losing , and he was losing big . |
| 10 | Was he going to give her some note on performance , some idea he 'd had for a new bit of business in the play ? |
| 11 | It was as if , having goaded her to the point of total capitulation , he 'd opted for a wary cooling-off period . |
| 12 | He bought groceries to last him the week , then popped next door to the frame shop to pick up the stainless steel frame he 'd ordered for a James Barker black and white print he 'd obtained in an auction some weeks before . |
| 13 | He seemed destined for a career as an engineer like his father , but with much brighter prospects . |
| 14 | He had suspected for a while that Nancy had become tired of Bill Sikes ' brutality and violence , and that she had found a new friend to take his place . |
| 15 | A little later from his bedroom , where he had retired for a rest , he watched through his daughters ' brass telescope as the grey shadow of what had once been the sleek and lively Hari moved slowly over to the sepoy lines with , as usual , the Prime Minister dodging along behind am . |
| 16 | Commander Michael Porter , Tory chairman of the council 's education committee , said he had hoped for a decision that would ‘ provide us with a way to achieve the best possible education for pupils in south Reading , allowing us to set up a super new school designed for the demands of the 21st century , and a sixth form college . ’ |
| 17 | He had hoped for a critical reexamination of the field . |
| 18 | If he had hoped for a gentle introduction to the life of the School , he was soon to be disappointed , for 1978 was to be the year in which far-reaching changes were to be set in motion . |
| 19 | He needed to compare his ledger 's statistics with the industry averages/norm , and he had hoped for a concentrated sample from their trade association , but no such luck . |
| 20 | He had hoped for a snort at least for this , but Rosie did not react . |
| 21 | He had lived for a time in England , and we discussed whether to conduct the session in English or German . |
| 22 | In his choice of contributor Lehmann was able to draw upon his wide-ranging contacts , for he had lived for a period in Vienna and had also travelled Europe in search of material . |
| 23 | The Attorney General , Eligio Hernández , appealed to the High Court against the search warrant , and said in a statement on Nov. 19 that he had applied for a Constitutional Court ruling on the legality of Judge Marino Barbero 's actions . |
| 24 | He had applied for a grant but at the time Liverpool City Council was snowed under by applications . |
| 25 | Fignon said in a statement that he had asked for a second test at a different laboratory but his request had been turned down . |
| 26 | He had asked for a new security system for Lowermoor but was refused on cost grounds . |
| 27 | And at Old Trafford yesterday , Cantona denied that he had asked for a transfer or that his working relationship with Wilkinson had suffered any breakdown . |
| 28 | On his way to the office he had asked for a thermos of coffee to be sent to him and two mugs and a bowl of sugar and some milk . |
| 29 | It struck me as odd at the time , and when Harry Collins told me that he had asked for a morning appointment it seemed even odder . ’ |
| 30 | He pushed the door open and wished he had asked for a candle . |