Example sentences of "he [vb -s] [vb pp] for " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ He was a bit disappointing on the Flat for Lord Huntingdon , but he looks made for our game , ’ Clay added . |
2 | He has worried for years , |
3 | It is the fifteenth in a series called ‘ The Russian world ’ which he has created for museums in various countries over the last five years or so . |
4 | There is a significant difference , and I do not feel it is only a class and an age difference , between the spare dignity of the oath Marco has learned from his early years and the oath which the Rat has devised as part of the game he has created for his Club : |
5 | ‘ The greatest mistake any adversary could make would be to doubt America 's resolve during this period of transition , ’ Clinton said in a statement outside the Arkansas governor 's mansion in Little Rock , where he has lived for 12 of the last 14 years . |
6 | Le Page and Tabouret-Keller write : As the individual speaks he [ sic ] is seen as always using language with reference to the inner models of the universe he has constructed for himself ; he projects in words images of that universe ( or , of those universes ) on to the social screen , and these images may be more or less sharply focussed , or more or less diffuse , in relation to each other or in relation to those projected by others in their interaction with him … |
7 | Cagey hobby : Dr Graham Tydeman inside the Silence of the Lambs-style cage he has constructed for an exhibition |
8 | He has searched for and found treasure on every continent ( except Antarctica ) , and he has dived for treasure in every ocean . |
9 | He has argued for the introduction of a convertible currency parallel to the existing non-convertible rouble . |
10 | As a result of that and later Directives there are now many cases in which the Registrar must cause to be published in the Gazette notice that he has received for registration various types of documents . |
11 | An example of a limitation clause is where a supplier of computer software limits his liability for faulty software to the licence fee he has received for that software . |
12 | John Elderfield 's sumptuous catalogue of the current exhibition which he has curated for New York 's Museum of Modern Art will appeal to many tastes and is , as a result , this season 's obligatory purchase . |
13 | But some Tories think he might get more than he has bargained for . |
14 | So he goes quietly home , sits and watches the telly with her a while ; then , in the commercial break perhaps , he leans forward , taps her on the head with whatever he has selected for the job , waits a couple of hours , then rings us . ’ |
15 | He has studied for four years at the Beda College in Rome . |
16 | Hodson , who holds the dubious distinction of being relegated with every club he has played for , had rejected a new one-year contract and was on a week-to-week basis . |
17 | He has played for his country and gives the impression , out on the field , of being a wise old campaigner . |
18 | On the club scene he has played for Cumberland first division side Hensingham for 10 years and featured in the team which won the Cumberland under-19 title this season . |
19 | Wright is not that much of a loss — in the games he has played for the national team which i have seen he has not been up to par . |
20 | He remains a non-executive director of the north London club he has played for and managed and in a statement last night said he would proceed with his petition to buy out Mr Sugar ‘ unless advised by my lawyers not to do so . ’ |
21 | But this season he has played for Veryan 's first team in a division which has qualified umpires . |
22 | However , though now chosen as a blindside flanker , he has played for Ireland at No8 when not at lock . |
23 | And what sweat he has exchanged for his money |
24 | He is nevertheless expected to have an easy win in the Lyons constituency he has represented for the past 13 years . |
25 | He has searched for and found treasure . |
26 | He has searched for and found treasure on every continent ( except Antarctica ) , and he has dived for treasure in every ocean . |
27 | The deal provokes further speculation that Rowland is preparing the way for a successor to take over the group he has led for 30 years . |
28 | He has served for 30 years as the local church warden and he spent 42 years as treasurer of the local branch of the Royal British Legion . |
29 | Following toasts to the University , to Convocation and to our Guests , Mr Orme rounded off the evening by regaling us with some reminiscences of his early days in Parliament , where he has served for Salford West from 1964–1983 and Salford East since 1983 during which time he has held several posts in Government and on the Opposition front bench , and going on to more recent experiences whilst visiting Eastern Europe as the moves towards democracy gathered strength . |
30 | The 32-year-old central defender will hand in his application this week to a club he has served for nine years in two spells . |