Example sentences of "he [vb past] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Scott inherited the family estate in 1596 , but from 1612 until towards the end of his life he lived for a good part of the year in Canterbury . |
| 2 | In 1902 he lived for a short period in Clerkenwell , east London . |
| 3 | Meanwhile , reflecting upon the record of the Labour government of 1945–51 and on the policies which its successor should pursue , he argued for a coherent socialist policy which would be freshly committed to ideals and be capable of realization . |
| 4 | In 1987 he argued for a beefed-up Neddy with the council meetings chaired by the industry secretary rather than by the chancellor . |
| 5 | He fought for a local government seat in Islington in 1982 and gained Stockton south from the SDP in 1987 . |
| 6 | Everything here fed his masochism — as he had known instinctively that it would when he applied for a similar position in the English coalfields some years before , only to be told that he was not mature enough . |
| 7 | In December 1937 he applied for a short-service commission in the RAF and to his evident amazement was accepted and sent for elementary flying training in 90 m.p.h . |
| 8 | Repeating a five-year-old falsehood about his nationality , he applied for a one-year renewal of his passport on 24 September 1938 and , on this occasion , repeated what he now knew to be false that he was British by birth . |
| 9 | In his later life he became for a few months nearly as famous as Ramsey , though in a different context . |
| 10 | Later still he became for a short time a professor at Cambridge . |
| 11 | ’ On the north-east corner he asked for a castellated bell tower in which to house the bell he had brought back from Lille . |
| 12 | The crew of the boat on which he was travelling attacked and were about to kill him when he asked for a last favour — to play a tune . |
| 13 | He asked for a little restorative brandy , then saw a baker 's tray of delicious cakes being carried into the inn 's side-door . |
| 14 | ‘ He had wanted to be a doctor since he asked for a medical bag for Christmas when he was six-years-old . |
| 15 | He said it was the government 's intention to privatize 30-40 per cent of state assets and he asked for a six-month moratorium on trade union pay demands . |
| 16 | Although he qualified for a few regional events , in fact he was aiming much higher : he wanted a crack at the Open Championship . |
| 17 | Alec Stewart ran himself out as he tried for a sharp single to cover and found Atherton unwilling to budge at the non-striker 's end . |
| 18 | He headed for a short , thick clump of maidenhair fern . |
| 19 | He stopped for a red light , prepared to make a right-hand turn as soon as the arrow flicked green . |
| 20 | Last night he played for a hand-picked team of personal friends against the national side after recent appearances to help out injury-hit Bayern Munich . |
| 21 | In the RAF he played for a representative Welsh side with a famous senior International , Bleddyn Williams . |
| 22 | He played for a few seconds with the animal 's jewelled collar then turned his eyes on me . |
| 23 | She said Judge Allen should have made an example of Clarke and she criticised an earlier sentence he received for a 1983 drink driving offence — a £150 fine and 18-month ban . |
| 24 | Instead , he opted for a northern Muslim , Baba Gana Kingibe . |
| 25 | Yesterday , as he prepared for a new TV series starting on Sunday , Sir David said he was ‘ truly blessed ’ with an honour . |
| 26 | I mean he came for a flying visit and he went back did n't he ? he came for a flying visit and went back |
| 27 | I mean he came for a flying visit and he went back did n't he ? he came for a flying visit and went back |
| 28 | South African President F W de Klerk ducked out of the row when he arrived for a three-day visit to Britain . |
| 29 | Lech Walesa became the first Polish President to visit Israel when he arrived for a four-day visit on May 20 . |
| 30 | Then he rested for a few minutes and pushed on again . |