Example sentences of "already [verb] for his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Minton had already sat for his portrait to another member of staff , Robert Buhler , for a sensitive , restrained likeness , but , with hindsight , it is Moynihan who fashioned the more telling icon ( Plate 15 ) . |
| 2 | Mr Mentiply had already departed for his lunchtime imbibition at the Greyhound Inn when they reached the bungalow . |
| 3 | Thomas Fairchild ( 1667–1729 ) was already known for his City Gardener , with its advice on flowers , evergreens and shrubs suitable for London gardens and another member , Robert Furber , who experimented with many new trees and plants in his Kensington nursery numbered a horse chestnut with a scarlet flower amongst his novelties . |
| 4 | This aggressive move suggests that he had already asked for his father 's help and was confident that it would soon be forthcoming . |
| 5 | He was already reaching for his phone , jabbing an extension number . |