Example sentences of "he be [verb] for [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had he been hoping for Doreen to arrive and say she was no longer interested in the large Hastings home and that she 'd be willing to live anywhere with him — even to work beside him out in the wilderness ? |
| 2 | Contrastingly , on the final day the journalistic gathering were honoured by a visit from General Zahid Ali Akbar , who made it clear that Mike Gatting would be welcome back in Pakistan if he were chosen for England 's next tour there . |
| 3 | Sir Terence adds that he is enclosing for Christopher Patten a copy of the rules which the Cabinet Office has issued for the guidance of officials ‘ on such exercises ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ He is thinking for England . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ He is thinking for England , ’ said Isambard bluntly , ‘ and for Hubert , too . |
| 6 | ‘ He is looking for Mademoiselle Céline de Mont-Mercure . ’ |
| 7 | Now he is gunning for Wednesday boss Francis for showdown talks about his on-off move back to Nottingham Forest . |
| 8 | In April , while on a protracted stay with Janet 's parents in Walsall , she complains of his extremely hard work , and in early May she first states that he is working for Oxford entrance . |
| 9 | For I have no doubt of the welcome he is preparing for Hector when they meet . |
| 10 | He has virtually no ball skills whatsoever , and has been completely anonymous every time he 's played for England . |
| 11 | Thomson with the corner he 's looking for Whitlow but it was headed by Rozario Thomson can try again . |
| 12 | The fee was n't much , but Harford wanted a club in the south and that was it — not much consolation for Kendall , who knows he might well have done for Everton what he 's doing for Chelsea , helping to turn them into a real Premier League force . |
| 13 | I rather admired what he 's doing for Margaret because , as far as I can see , he 's taking er as she 's not able , as far as I can see , to er exist , to live on her own and he seems to be taking over from elderly parents . |
| 14 | Look what he 's doing for Leeds United nowadays ? |
| 15 | H h he wo n't when he 's working for Terry . |
| 16 | Although he is a great talent , and ( when he 's playing for France ) a pleasure to watch , I still hate him . |
| 17 | ‘ Look there 's Hoddle — he 's good when he 's playing for Tottenham but look at him now . ’ |
| 18 | He very rarely spoke about business matters to Georgina and decided on reflection against recounting the day 's events except to say that he was leaving for Istanbul in the morning , and would be away for three or four days . |
| 19 | As he leaped down the stair he was shouting for Farquhar Neas , and whisky to take a foul taste from his mouth . |
| 20 | On 31 October 1605 he was by-elected for Evesham , taking the place of a man who had been an Exchequer colleague of one of his Bowyer cousins . |
| 21 | Thus , French High Commissioner Pignon was hoping for American assistance in replacing and repairing military equipment ; said he was prepared for US military aid to go direct to the Vietnam government ; but also , in order to deter a Chinese invasion of Tonkin , was trying to talk the US into sending warships , particularly aircraft-carriers , into Indo-Chinese waters . |
| 22 | I know he was looking for Nicola at one stage because he asked if I knew where she 'd gone . |
| 23 | The local cop was called and he was looking for Howie . ’ |
| 24 | He was looking for Brenda Blond . |
| 25 | Guido explained what he 'd told Agnese earlier , that he was looking for Jeff and Silvia . |
| 26 | But Preston found he was scanning the crowd at about the right height for an eight-year-old child , and it was only after a while that he realised he was looking for Uncle Titch . |
| 27 | Bill will always hold a unique place in the Palace annals because he was the first player from the club to gain international honours , when he was selected for Wales to meet Scotland at Dundee on 7 March 1908 ( 1–2 ) . |
| 28 | Hall had arrived at Dalston police station about twenty minutes ago and announced that he was acting for Scott . |
| 29 | He was elected for Middlesbrough in 1983 and is defending a 14,958 majority . |
| 30 | In 1940 , thanks to the party truce , he was elected for Preston , but lost in the election of 1945 . |