Example sentences of "he was [verb] [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Stan Cardwell MBE , co-founder of the North-East ramblers ' association , said : ‘ His style was one of cooperation , not confrontation , and through this he made many friends , not least among the farming community , where he was regarded highly for his expertise on rights of way matters . |
| 2 | He was to remain there for a further six years . |
| 3 | I followed him out of the City until I was convinced he was packing up for the day . |
| 4 | According to Goscelin 's account of the translation of the relics of St Mildred from Thanet to St Augustine 's Canterbury , written in the late eleventh century , Cnut went to Canterbury as he was setting out for Rome and promised that he would allow the translation if he returned safely . |
| 5 | Evans said they should get Jack Nicholson for the role and he was invited in for a try-out . |
| 6 | For a moment it was as if he was casting around for suitable names , and then suddenly he was looking past Alexei towards Jehan . |
| 7 | The Metropolitan Police have said that Courtney offered his services — but he was turned down for any work . |
| 8 | He was turned down for an insurance policy on the grounds that he was too old . |
| 9 | He was bound over for 12 months in the sum of £100 to be of good behaviour . |
| 10 | " He was bound over for two years in Leeds , but that ended last month . " |
| 11 | He vanished again behind the boat-house , and when I saw him again he was aiming fast for the cliff path , with the bag once again slung over his shoulder . |
| 12 | It was only when he was reaching across for it that he remembered . |
| 13 | With a lunge , he grabbed the bag from between her fingers and flung it across the parquet , where it landed with a thump before skidding to rest beneath a radiator , then before she could react to such a flare of violence he was reaching out for her , dragging her into his embrace , his lips ravening hungrily over her own with a fever of desire that sent shock waves of fear and desire quivering through her . |
| 14 | In the event of Sir Cyril being unable to attend , he was asked instead for a short message for the association 's newsletter , ‘ Tummy ’ . |
| 15 | In the 10th round , he was ruled out for a foul , and lost his world championship . |
| 16 | His condition was therefore monitored and he was prepared carefully for surgery . |
| 17 | He was struck there for four hours with Park Service rescue helicopters buzzing around , throwing him ropes . |
| 18 | He was writing regularly for L'Humanite and had secretarial responsibilities with Aragon for the journal Commune . |
| 19 | ‘ Quick , Sammy , what about the information he was writing down for Jim ? ’ |
| 20 | It had been owned by the Turner family , and my aunt 's builder husband had bought it from them and was turning it into an apartment house when he was called up for service with the Army . |
| 21 | He cant be that bad cos he was called up for England last season if Im correct ? |
| 22 | MIDFIELDER Jamie Redknapp today received some compensation for Liverpool 's early exit from Europe when he was called up for England 's Under-21 international against Turkey at Brisbane Road on November 17 . |
| 23 | Up for re-election in 1952 , he was looking around for a cause that would be electorally popular , and found it in anti-communism . |
| 24 | At the door which led back on to the landing he was looking around for a prop or a wedge to pin it open when he thought of the parcel that he 'd been hugging since the zoo . |
| 25 | He was looking not for a new policy for Britain , but for a political protege for himself , someone who would be more gracious and romantic than Chamberlain . |
| 26 | She knew perfectly well that he was not very interested in paintings and that he was looking only for a secluded place where he could kiss her . |
| 27 | The way he was fired up for last season 's FA Cup semi-final against Portsmouth , despite knowing he was to have major heart surgery the next day showed his commitment . |
| 28 | And although Eliot was only one member of a jury which included among others Robert Lowell , W. H. Auden , Conrad Aiken and Katherine Anne Porter , he was singled out for abuse : in fact , he seemed to receive more than Pound himself . |
| 29 | In the first few years at Rangers , he was sent off for striking five different opponents . |
| 30 | In a game against Aberdeen , he was sent off for the 13th time in his career for fouling John McMaster , and the Pittodrie player was taken to hospital with neck injuries . |