Example sentences of "he [vb past] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | After returning to the Reds , he signed for First Division Stoke , making his debut at Goodison and playing his final match at Anfield . |
| 32 | Doncaster 's RL team , he observed for some reason , was even worse than its footballers . |
| 33 | ‘ He worked for British Intelligence , but he was a double agent . |
| 34 | He called for international reconstruction of Vietnam 's economy . |
| 35 | He called for international reconstruction of Vietnam 's economy . |
| 36 | He called for concerted action by governors head teachers and teachers to erm make sure that er young people appreciate the importance of having a set of values recognize the values held by others from whom they can learn . |
| 37 | He called for new legislation to allow him to appoint a new justice in addition to each one who had reached the age of 70 ( up to a limit of six new justices ) . |
| 38 | He called for greater co-operation between executive and legislature at both federal and local level . |
| 39 | He called for continued support for the government , and also made it clear that in the discussions of a new constitution , his preference was for a presidential republic . |
| 40 | The General could see that the garrison were having trouble adjusting themselves to the new state of things and so , to give them time , he called for iced sherry and soda to be served . |
| 41 | He called for constructive co-operation between all parties in the transition to a market economy , and proposed not to implement a state of emergency . |
| 42 | In a veiled threat to dissolve the Congress , he called for constructive co-operation , warning that : " your support is the best argument against accusations that the deputies ' body has outlived its usefulness " . |
| 43 | He called for financial discipline and for strict expenditure control . |
| 44 | He called for tougher action by police on motorists who illegally park in and around existing bus stops . |
| 45 | I have no time for gossips , but in an island like this — ’ he called for another round . |
| 46 | He called for more street patrols after a 38pc increase in crime was reported , saying women and the elderly were afraid to go out after dark as well as some other men . |
| 47 | He called for strict control over loans and debt defaults in the next six months . |
| 48 | BRITAIN 'S new top judge was set for a clash with the Government last night after he called for SHORTER jail sentences . |
| 49 | He called for working-class unity across the sectarian divide and accused both Unionist and Nationalist members of the council of not representing the interests of the working class . |
| 50 | He called for British entry into the Exchange Rate Mechanism in months rather than years and the creation of a European central bank with ‘ one pound equals ‘ x ’ ecus ’ on bank notes . |
| 51 | The Pope visited six Angolan cities in this predominantly Catholic country , and was welcomed by large crowds as he called for national reconciliation , 13 months after the ending of 16 years of war between UNITA and dos Santos 's formerly Marxist-oriented Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola-Workers ' Party ( MPLA-PT ) . |
| 52 | He called for responsive adaptation to the new post-war society in which the WEA 's ‘ primary function to cultivate powers and to form intellectual habits which are the necessary basis of good citizenship and social activity … ’ should be pursued . |
| 53 | He talked for some time about a poet called Rimbo . |
| 54 | He sat gazing into space , his unblinking stare which had compelled Harold Macmillan to shift him in Cabinet so as to avoid what he took for continual rebuke , unbroken by the throng that pressed about him . |
| 55 | Hastily , he reached for another bottle of beer and opened it , while Hank droned on : ‘ So I entered an essay for the No Smoking essay competition … . ‘ |
| 56 | He was still smiling as he reached for another claim-form . |
| 57 | As he reached for another lime Luke touched the preselect for Talent International . |
| 58 | He reached for another album . |
| 59 | He sent for one man and Chennaa , swallowed some cold meat and wine and , wrapping himself in a dry cloak , went and mounted the camel , crooning love-talk as she rose to her feet and took up her soft , swaying gait . |
| 60 | Er , I do n't know what , and I think he , we he sent for that book , I sent for this and its different issues which you can possibly used in erm P S D se er , etcetera and there 's a number which I feel work across the years rather than just you know , sort of one year book for example there 's a a unit there Terry and |